Scott 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 |
50,168 |
95.76% |
75,736 |
93.14% |
Spanish |
376 |
0.72% |
2,435 |
2.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,553 |
2.96% |
1,609 |
1.98% |
Asian Language** |
241 |
0.46% |
1,357 |
1.67% |
Other |
54 |
0.10% |
177 |
0.22% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
52,392 |
100.00% |
81,314 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,234 |
50.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
464 |
28.84% |
Asian Language** |
610 |
44.95% |
Other Language |
57 |
32.20% |
Total |
2,365 |
2.91% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
106 |
28.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
309 |
19.90% |
Asian Language** |
140 |
58.09% |
Other Language |
8 |
14.81% |
Total |
563 |
1.07% |
* "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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