Navajo 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 |
36,291 |
52.48% |
53,619 |
60.13% |
Spanish |
3,333 |
4.82% |
4,185 |
4.69% |
Other Indo-European* |
418 |
0.60% |
619 |
0.69% |
Asian Language** |
123 |
0.18% |
177 |
0.20% |
Other |
28,993 |
41.92% |
30,575 |
34.29% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
69,158 |
100.00% |
89,175 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,335 |
31.90% |
Other Indo-European* |
62 |
10.02% |
Asian Language** |
85 |
48.02% |
Other Language |
13,150 |
43.01% |
Total |
14,632 |
16.41% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
648 |
19.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
55 |
13.16% |
Asian Language** |
33 |
26.83% |
Other Language |
15,021 |
51.81% |
Total |
15,757 |
22.78% |
* "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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