Livingston County
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
103,418 |
96.69% |
140,291 |
96.31% |
Spanish |
669 |
0.63% |
1,619 |
1.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,393 |
2.24% |
2,708 |
1.86% |
Asian Language** |
214 |
0.20% |
645 |
0.44% |
Other |
263 |
0.25% |
401 |
0.28% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
106,957 |
100.00% |
145,664 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
526 |
32.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
476 |
17.58% |
Asian Language** |
316 |
48.99% |
Other Language |
103 |
25.69% |
Total |
1,421 |
0.98% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
149 |
22.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
545 |
22.77% |
Asian Language** |
98 |
45.79% |
Other Language |
57 |
21.67% |
Total |
849 |
0.79% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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