Brown 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 |
30,870 |
93.18% |
31,457 |
94.73% |
Spanish |
208 |
0.63% |
378 |
1.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,811 |
5.47% |
1,136 |
3.42% |
Asian Language** |
65 |
0.20% |
74 |
0.22% |
Other |
176 |
0.53% |
163 |
0.49% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
33,130 |
100.00% |
33,208 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
150 |
39.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
388 |
34.15% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
40.54% |
Other Language |
27 |
16.56% |
Total |
595 |
1.79% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
27 |
12.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
623 |
34.40% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
20.00% |
Other Language |
31 |
17.61% |
Total |
694 |
2.09% |
* "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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