DeKalb 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 |
9,063 |
96.30% |
10,551 |
96.11% |
Spanish |
204 |
2.17% |
193 |
1.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
86 |
0.91% |
218 |
1.99% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
0.10% |
16 |
0.15% |
Other |
49 |
0.52% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,411 |
100.00% |
10,978 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
84 |
43.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
92 |
42.20% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
56.25% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
185 |
1.69% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
49 |
24.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
13 |
15.12% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
7 |
14.29% |
Total |
78 |
0.83% |
* "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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