Cass 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 |
19,131 |
97.45% |
21,873 |
96.61% |
Spanish |
131 |
0.67% |
424 |
1.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
311 |
1.58% |
270 |
1.19% |
Asian Language** |
52 |
0.26% |
42 |
0.19% |
Other |
6 |
0.03% |
32 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
19,631 |
100.00% |
22,641 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
186 |
43.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
23 |
8.52% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
21.43% |
Other Language |
5 |
15.63% |
Total |
223 |
0.98% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
26 |
19.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
49 |
15.76% |
Asian Language** |
22 |
42.31% |
Other Language |
2 |
33.33% |
Total |
99 |
0.50% |
* "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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