Barry 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 |
25,209 |
97.83% |
29,846 |
94.04% |
Spanish |
222 |
0.86% |
1,499 |
4.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
233 |
0.90% |
277 |
0.87% |
Asian Language** |
65 |
0.25% |
64 |
0.20% |
Other |
39 |
0.15% |
50 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
25,768 |
100.00% |
31,736 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
829 |
55.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
84 |
30.32% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
20.31% |
Other Language |
36 |
72.00% |
Total |
962 |
3.03% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
35 |
15.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
100 |
42.92% |
Asian Language** |
52 |
80.00% |
Other Language |
10 |
25.64% |
Total |
197 |
0.76% |
* "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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