Buchanan 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 |
75,143 |
97.42% |
78,039 |
96.78% |
Spanish |
976 |
1.27% |
1,395 |
1.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
816 |
1.06% |
911 |
1.13% |
Asian Language** |
148 |
0.19% |
267 |
0.33% |
Other |
51 |
0.07% |
27 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
77,134 |
100.00% |
80,639 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
563 |
40.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
237 |
26.02% |
Asian Language** |
75 |
28.09% |
Other Language |
5 |
18.52% |
Total |
880 |
1.09% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
339 |
34.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
223 |
27.33% |
Asian Language** |
81 |
54.73% |
Other Language |
7 |
13.73% |
Total |
650 |
0.84% |
* "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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