Itasca 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 |
36,536 |
95.74% |
40,103 |
96.22% |
Spanish |
183 |
0.48% |
335 |
0.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
853 |
2.24% |
624 |
1.50% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
0.12% |
98 |
0.24% |
Other |
542 |
1.42% |
520 |
1.25% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
38,160 |
100.00% |
41,680 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
107 |
31.94% |
Other Indo-European* |
138 |
22.12% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
46.94% |
Other Language |
78 |
15.00% |
Total |
369 |
0.89% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
24 |
13.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
182 |
21.34% |
Asian Language** |
23 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
104 |
19.19% |
Total |
333 |
0.87% |
* "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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