Lewis 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 |
23,675 |
96.43% |
24,549 |
97.03% |
Spanish |
212 |
0.86% |
247 |
0.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
560 |
2.28% |
434 |
1.72% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
0.19% |
46 |
0.18% |
Other |
59 |
0.24% |
25 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
24,552 |
100.00% |
25,301 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
78 |
31.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
111 |
25.58% |
Asian Language** |
26 |
56.52% |
Other Language |
4 |
16.00% |
Total |
219 |
0.87% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
59 |
27.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
109 |
19.46% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
23.91% |
Other Language |
18 |
30.51% |
Total |
197 |
0.80% |
* "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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