Madison 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 |
47,972 |
97.75% |
66,047 |
95.92% |
Spanish |
435 |
0.89% |
1,247 |
1.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
547 |
1.11% |
921 |
1.34% |
Asian Language** |
124 |
0.25% |
457 |
0.66% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
187 |
0.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
49,078 |
100.00% |
68,859 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
495 |
39.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
175 |
19.00% |
Asian Language** |
194 |
42.45% |
Other Language |
11 |
5.88% |
Total |
875 |
1.27% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
119 |
27.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
113 |
20.66% |
Asian Language** |
32 |
25.81% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
264 |
0.54% |
* "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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