Sheboygan 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 |
89,776 |
93.09% |
96,241 |
91.32% |
Spanish |
1,158 |
1.20% |
3,192 |
3.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,006 |
4.15% |
2,665 |
2.53% |
Asian Language** |
1,410 |
1.46% |
3,174 |
3.01% |
Other |
85 |
0.09% |
112 |
0.11% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
96,435 |
100.00% |
105,384 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,353 |
42.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
660 |
24.77% |
Asian Language** |
1,985 |
62.54% |
Other Language |
26 |
23.21% |
Total |
4,024 |
3.82% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
471 |
40.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
996 |
24.86% |
Asian Language** |
1,072 |
76.03% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
2,539 |
2.63% |
* "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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