Clay 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 |
44,237 |
94.35% |
44,383 |
92.31% |
Spanish |
744 |
1.59% |
1,736 |
3.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,589 |
3.39% |
1,493 |
3.11% |
Asian Language** |
246 |
0.52% |
267 |
0.56% |
Other |
68 |
0.15% |
199 |
0.41% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
46,884 |
100.00% |
48,078 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
648 |
37.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
595 |
39.85% |
Asian Language** |
122 |
45.69% |
Other Language |
25 |
12.56% |
Total |
1,390 |
2.89% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
313 |
42.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
391 |
24.61% |
Asian Language** |
150 |
60.98% |
Other Language |
7 |
10.29% |
Total |
861 |
1.84% |
* "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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