Trumbull 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 |
198,892 |
93.66% |
199,400 |
94.34% |
Spanish |
1,484 |
0.70% |
1,988 |
0.94% |
Other Indo-European* |
10,583 |
4.98% |
8,363 |
3.96% |
Asian Language** |
478 |
0.23% |
678 |
0.32% |
Other |
919 |
0.43% |
932 |
0.44% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
212,356 |
100.00% |
211,361 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
718 |
36.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,801 |
33.49% |
Asian Language** |
238 |
35.10% |
Other Language |
176 |
18.88% |
Total |
3,933 |
1.86% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
421 |
28.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,460 |
32.69% |
Asian Language** |
176 |
36.82% |
Other Language |
185 |
20.13% |
Total |
4,242 |
2.00% |
* "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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