Fayette 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 |
23,150 |
98.25% |
26,291 |
97.86% |
Spanish |
244 |
1.04% |
260 |
0.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
160 |
0.68% |
216 |
0.80% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
0.02% |
47 |
0.17% |
Other |
4 |
0.02% |
53 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
23,563 |
100.00% |
26,867 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
60 |
23.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
48 |
22.22% |
Asian Language** |
21 |
44.68% |
Other Language |
14 |
26.42% |
Total |
143 |
0.53% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
57 |
23.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
71 |
44.38% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
60.00% |
Other Language |
2 |
50.00% |
Total |
133 |
0.56% |
* "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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