Cherokee 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 |
35,314 |
92.47% |
37,780 |
87.11% |
Spanish |
2,378 |
6.23% |
5,256 |
12.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
309 |
0.81% |
251 |
0.58% |
Asian Language** |
126 |
0.33% |
71 |
0.16% |
Other |
63 |
0.16% |
12 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
38,190 |
100.00% |
43,370 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,179 |
60.48% |
Other Indo-European* |
35 |
13.94% |
Asian Language** |
28 |
39.44% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
3,242 |
7.48% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,242 |
52.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
78 |
25.24% |
Asian Language** |
61 |
48.41% |
Other Language |
7 |
11.11% |
Total |
1,388 |
3.63% |
* "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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