Stearns 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
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
103,331 |
94.11% |
116,753 |
93.72% |
Spanish |
686 |
0.62% |
2,241 |
1.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,440 |
4.95% |
3,959 |
3.18% |
Asian Language** |
301 |
0.27% |
1,352 |
1.09% |
Other |
40 |
0.04% |
266 |
0.21% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
109,798 |
100.00% |
124,571 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
938 |
41.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
853 |
21.55% |
Asian Language** |
765 |
56.58% |
Other Language |
82 |
30.83% |
Total |
2,638 |
2.12% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
180 |
26.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,526 |
28.05% |
Asian Language** |
105 |
34.88% |
Other Language |
12 |
30.00% |
Total |
1,823 |
1.66% |
* "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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