Jackson 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 |
27,138 |
97.71% |
36,658 |
94.96% |
Spanish |
301 |
1.08% |
1,348 |
3.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
265 |
0.95% |
268 |
0.69% |
Asian Language** |
57 |
0.21% |
314 |
0.81% |
Other |
13 |
0.05% |
17 |
0.04% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
27,774 |
100.00% |
38,605 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
812 |
60.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
99 |
36.94% |
Asian Language** |
143 |
45.54% |
Other Language |
15 |
88.24% |
Total |
1,069 |
2.77% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
119 |
39.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
74 |
27.92% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
24.56% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
207 |
0.75% |
* "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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