St. Lucie 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 |
127,031 |
90.88% |
156,941 |
86.22% |
Spanish |
5,243 |
3.75% |
13,807 |
7.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,860 |
4.91% |
9,404 |
5.17% |
Asian Language** |
270 |
0.19% |
1,288 |
0.71% |
Other |
380 |
0.27% |
589 |
0.32% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
139,784 |
100.00% |
182,029 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,786 |
49.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,353 |
35.66% |
Asian Language** |
564 |
43.79% |
Other Language |
175 |
29.71% |
Total |
10,878 |
5.98% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,384 |
45.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,207 |
32.17% |
Asian Language** |
107 |
39.63% |
Other Language |
163 |
42.89% |
Total |
4,861 |
3.48% |
* "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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