Caledonia 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 |
24,644 |
95.68% |
26,798 |
95.50% |
Spanish |
83 |
0.32% |
171 |
0.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,011 |
3.93% |
994 |
3.54% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
0.05% |
68 |
0.24% |
Other |
6 |
0.02% |
31 |
0.11% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
25,757 |
100.00% |
28,062 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
35 |
20.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
279 |
28.07% |
Asian Language** |
36 |
52.94% |
Other Language |
2 |
6.45% |
Total |
352 |
1.25% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
21 |
25.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
255 |
25.22% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
276 |
1.07% |
* "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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