Keith 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 |
7,695 |
96.51% |
7,950 |
95.06% |
Spanish |
163 |
2.04% |
264 |
3.16% |
Other Indo-European* |
78 |
0.98% |
98 |
1.17% |
Asian Language** |
16 |
0.20% |
36 |
0.43% |
Other |
21 |
0.26% |
15 |
0.18% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
7,973 |
100.00% |
8,363 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
69 |
26.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
31 |
31.63% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
86.11% |
Other Language |
11 |
73.33% |
Total |
142 |
1.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
58 |
35.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
30 |
38.46% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
31.25% |
Other Language |
15 |
71.43% |
Total |
108 |
1.35% |
* "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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