Fulton 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
563,034 |
93.69% |
658,421 |
86.73% |
Spanish |
16,652 |
2.77% |
52,371 |
6.90% |
Other Indo-European* |
12,599 |
2.10% |
27,244 |
3.59% |
Asian Language** |
5,935 |
0.99% |
15,825 |
2.08% |
Other |
2,712 |
0.45% |
5,318 |
0.70% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
600,932 |
100.00% |
759,179 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
30,828 |
58.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
8,145 |
29.90% |
Asian Language** |
7,554 |
47.73% |
Other Language |
1,362 |
25.61% |
Total |
47,889 |
6.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7,439 |
44.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,399 |
26.98% |
Asian Language** |
3,789 |
63.84% |
Other Language |
603 |
22.23% |
Total |
15,230 |
2.53% |
* "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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