Monroe 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 |
32,080 |
95.02% |
35,230 |
92.43% |
Spanish |
274 |
0.81% |
838 |
2.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,183 |
3.50% |
1,853 |
4.86% |
Asian Language** |
139 |
0.41% |
117 |
0.31% |
Other |
85 |
0.25% |
77 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
33,761 |
100.00% |
38,115 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
415 |
49.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
908 |
49.00% |
Asian Language** |
61 |
52.14% |
Other Language |
21 |
27.27% |
Total |
1,405 |
3.69% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
121 |
44.16% |
Other Indo-European* |
511 |
43.20% |
Asian Language** |
69 |
49.64% |
Other Language |
22 |
25.88% |
Total |
723 |
2.14% |
* "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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