Clay 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 |
11,921 |
96.52% |
12,154 |
94.91% |
Spanish |
106 |
0.86% |
163 |
1.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
197 |
1.60% |
239 |
1.87% |
Asian Language** |
106 |
0.86% |
166 |
1.30% |
Other |
21 |
0.17% |
84 |
0.66% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
12,351 |
100.00% |
12,806 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
49 |
30.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
59 |
24.69% |
Asian Language** |
103 |
62.05% |
Other Language |
31 |
36.90% |
Total |
242 |
1.89% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
28 |
26.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
60 |
30.46% |
Asian Language** |
41 |
38.68% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
129 |
1.04% |
* "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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