Marion 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 |
57,774 |
97.09% |
60,393 |
96.94% |
Spanish |
672 |
1.13% |
1,029 |
1.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
789 |
1.33% |
605 |
0.97% |
Asian Language** |
156 |
0.26% |
175 |
0.28% |
Other |
112 |
0.19% |
95 |
0.15% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
59,503 |
100.00% |
62,297 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
371 |
36.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
163 |
26.94% |
Asian Language** |
100 |
57.14% |
Other Language |
37 |
38.95% |
Total |
671 |
1.08% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
257 |
38.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
162 |
20.53% |
Asian Language** |
47 |
30.13% |
Other Language |
28 |
25.00% |
Total |
494 |
0.83% |
* "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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