Pottawatomie 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 |
53,134 |
96.87% |
58,517 |
95.93% |
Spanish |
565 |
1.03% |
997 |
1.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
257 |
0.47% |
442 |
0.72% |
Asian Language** |
183 |
0.33% |
273 |
0.45% |
Other |
711 |
1.30% |
772 |
1.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
54,850 |
100.00% |
61,001 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
327 |
32.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
74 |
16.74% |
Asian Language** |
120 |
43.96% |
Other Language |
223 |
28.89% |
Total |
744 |
1.22% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
108 |
19.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
34 |
13.23% |
Asian Language** |
87 |
47.54% |
Other Language |
209 |
29.40% |
Total |
438 |
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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