Jefferson 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 |
95,256 |
93.90% |
96,110 |
92.80% |
Spanish |
2,585 |
2.55% |
3,579 |
3.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,709 |
2.67% |
2,900 |
2.80% |
Asian Language** |
679 |
0.67% |
765 |
0.74% |
Other |
218 |
0.21% |
208 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
101,447 |
100.00% |
103,562 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,189 |
33.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
624 |
21.52% |
Asian Language** |
297 |
38.82% |
Other Language |
61 |
29.33% |
Total |
2,171 |
2.10% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
881 |
34.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
794 |
29.31% |
Asian Language** |
238 |
35.05% |
Other Language |
57 |
26.15% |
Total |
1,970 |
1.94% |
* "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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