Eau Claire 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 |
75,215 |
95.05% |
82,293 |
93.85% |
Spanish |
608 |
0.77% |
1,385 |
1.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,656 |
2.09% |
1,828 |
2.08% |
Asian Language** |
1,580 |
2.00% |
2,030 |
2.32% |
Other |
76 |
0.10% |
146 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
79,135 |
100.00% |
87,682 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
436 |
31.48% |
Other Indo-European* |
531 |
29.05% |
Asian Language** |
862 |
42.46% |
Other Language |
74 |
50.68% |
Total |
1,903 |
2.17% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
223 |
36.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
560 |
33.82% |
Asian Language** |
1,088 |
68.86% |
Other Language |
12 |
15.79% |
Total |
1,883 |
2.38% |
* "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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