Falls 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 |
14,331 |
86.99% |
15,056 |
86.06% |
Spanish |
1,655 |
10.05% |
2,203 |
12.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
467 |
2.83% |
234 |
1.34% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
0.08% |
2 |
0.01% |
Other |
9 |
0.05% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
16,475 |
100.00% |
17,495 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,163 |
52.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
33 |
14.10% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
1,198 |
6.85% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
762 |
46.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
153 |
32.76% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
84.62% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
926 |
5.62% |
* "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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