Newberry 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 |
30,384 |
98.25% |
32,058 |
94.64% |
Spanish |
263 |
0.85% |
1,429 |
4.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
248 |
0.80% |
326 |
0.96% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
0.10% |
22 |
0.06% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
40 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
30,925 |
100.00% |
33,875 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
943 |
65.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
98 |
30.06% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
9.09% |
Other Language |
8 |
20.00% |
Total |
1,051 |
3.10% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
33 |
12.55% |
Other Indo-European* |
99 |
39.92% |
Asian Language** |
22 |
73.33% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
154 |
0.50% |
* "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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