Winnebago 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 |
125,577 |
96.24% |
138,914 |
94.26% |
Spanish |
1,150 |
0.88% |
3,678 |
2.50% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,548 |
1.95% |
2,525 |
1.71% |
Asian Language** |
1,092 |
0.84% |
2,058 |
1.40% |
Other |
116 |
0.09% |
193 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
130,483 |
100.00% |
147,368 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,437 |
39.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
665 |
26.34% |
Asian Language** |
1,117 |
54.28% |
Other Language |
44 |
22.80% |
Total |
3,263 |
2.21% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
376 |
32.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
641 |
25.16% |
Asian Language** |
716 |
65.57% |
Other Language |
48 |
41.38% |
Total |
1,781 |
1.36% |
* "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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