Florence 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 |
4,138 |
96.50% |
4,658 |
95.96% |
Spanish |
27 |
0.63% |
85 |
1.75% |
Other Indo-European* |
105 |
2.45% |
93 |
1.92% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
0.07% |
7 |
0.14% |
Other |
15 |
0.35% |
11 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
4,288 |
100.00% |
4,854 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
31 |
36.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
34 |
36.56% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
65 |
1.34% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7 |
25.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
27 |
25.71% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
2 |
13.33% |
Total |
36 |
0.84% |
* "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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