Jackson 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 |
128,900 |
94.41% |
157,236 |
92.32% |
Spanish |
4,378 |
3.21% |
9,574 |
5.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,431 |
1.78% |
2,249 |
1.32% |
Asian Language** |
733 |
0.54% |
972 |
0.57% |
Other |
90 |
0.07% |
293 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
136,532 |
100.00% |
170,324 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,406 |
46.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
590 |
26.23% |
Asian Language** |
406 |
41.77% |
Other Language |
44 |
15.02% |
Total |
5,446 |
3.20% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,941 |
44.34% |
Other Indo-European* |
479 |
19.70% |
Asian Language** |
348 |
47.48% |
Other Language |
16 |
17.78% |
Total |
2,784 |
2.04% |
* "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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