Maury 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 |
50,052 |
98.31% |
62,126 |
96.11% |
Spanish |
433 |
0.85% |
1,838 |
2.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
339 |
0.67% |
529 |
0.82% |
Asian Language** |
81 |
0.16% |
68 |
0.11% |
Other |
8 |
0.02% |
82 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
50,913 |
100.00% |
64,643 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
921 |
50.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
111 |
20.98% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
19.12% |
Other Language |
53 |
64.63% |
Total |
1,098 |
1.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
237 |
54.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
67 |
19.76% |
Asian Language** |
26 |
32.10% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
330 |
0.65% |
* "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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