Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Tennessee


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Macon County

Print-Friendly Version

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 14,690 99.10% 18,346 96.97%
Spanish 76 0.51% 475 2.51%
Other Indo-European* 51 0.34% 60 0.32%
Asian Language** 6 0.04% 35 0.18%
Other 0 0.00% 3 0.02%
Total Population Age 5+ 14,823 100.00% 18,919 100.00%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 333 70.11%
Other Indo-European* 12 20.00%
Asian Language** 0 0.00%
Other Language 0 0.00%
Total 345 1.82%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 38 50.00%
Other Indo-European* 9 17.65%
Asian Language** 0 -
Other Language 0 -
Total 47 0.32%

* "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).

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy