Winona 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 |
42,714 |
95.67% |
44,365 |
93.98% |
Spanish |
505 |
1.13% |
1,086 |
2.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,072 |
2.40% |
1,055 |
2.23% |
Asian Language** |
287 |
0.64% |
642 |
1.36% |
Other |
68 |
0.15% |
57 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
44,646 |
100.00% |
47,205 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
437 |
40.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
366 |
34.69% |
Asian Language** |
340 |
52.96% |
Other Language |
9 |
15.79% |
Total |
1,152 |
2.44% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
155 |
30.69% |
Other Indo-European* |
325 |
30.32% |
Asian Language** |
166 |
57.84% |
Other Language |
39 |
57.35% |
Total |
685 |
1.53% |
* "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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