Door 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 |
22,833 |
95.28% |
25,534 |
95.79% |
Spanish |
218 |
0.91% |
462 |
1.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
876 |
3.66% |
601 |
2.25% |
Asian Language** |
19 |
0.08% |
35 |
0.13% |
Other |
19 |
0.08% |
25 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
23,965 |
100.00% |
26,657 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
182 |
39.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
110 |
18.30% |
Asian Language** |
16 |
45.71% |
Other Language |
21 |
84.00% |
Total |
329 |
1.23% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
51 |
23.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
252 |
28.77% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
68.42% |
Other Language |
2 |
10.53% |
Total |
318 |
1.33% |
* "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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