Union 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
75,694 |
97.27% |
104,308 |
91.72% |
Spanish |
1,046 |
1.34% |
7,359 |
6.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
998 |
1.28% |
1,481 |
1.30% |
Asian Language** |
68 |
0.09% |
339 |
0.30% |
Other |
16 |
0.02% |
235 |
0.21% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
77,822 |
100.00% |
113,722 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
5,015 |
68.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
273 |
18.43% |
Asian Language** |
175 |
51.62% |
Other Language |
112 |
47.66% |
Total |
5,575 |
4.90% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
372 |
35.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
236 |
23.65% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
45.59% |
Other Language |
16 |
100.00% |
Total |
655 |
0.84% |
* "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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