White 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 |
18,502 |
98.17% |
21,236 |
97.78% |
Spanish |
162 |
0.86% |
263 |
1.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
133 |
0.71% |
157 |
0.72% |
Asian Language** |
29 |
0.15% |
51 |
0.23% |
Other |
20 |
0.11% |
12 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
18,846 |
100.00% |
21,719 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
82 |
31.18% |
Other Indo-European* |
59 |
37.58% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
58.82% |
Other Language |
8 |
66.67% |
Total |
179 |
0.82% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
23 |
14.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
30 |
22.56% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
58.62% |
Other Language |
6 |
30.00% |
Total |
76 |
0.40% |
* "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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