Moody 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 |
5,728 |
95.88% |
5,819 |
94.22% |
Spanish |
22 |
0.37% |
84 |
1.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
161 |
2.70% |
119 |
1.93% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
0.17% |
55 |
0.89% |
Other |
53 |
0.89% |
99 |
1.60% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
5,974 |
100.00% |
6,176 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
28 |
33.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
80 |
67.23% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
54.55% |
Other Language |
19 |
19.19% |
Total |
157 |
2.54% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
10 |
45.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
94 |
58.39% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
4 |
7.55% |
Total |
118 |
1.98% |
* "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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