Osage 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 |
10,722 |
96.00% |
11,834 |
96.98% |
Spanish |
41 |
0.37% |
94 |
0.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
404 |
3.62% |
255 |
2.09% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
13 |
0.11% |
Other |
2 |
0.02% |
6 |
0.05% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
11,169 |
100.00% |
12,202 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
25 |
26.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
60 |
23.53% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
69.23% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
94 |
0.77% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
13 |
31.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
154 |
38.12% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
167 |
1.50% |
* "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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