Marion 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 |
702,242 |
95.65% |
738,672 |
92.70% |
Spanish |
11,708 |
1.59% |
32,216 |
4.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
14,553 |
1.98% |
15,355 |
1.93% |
Asian Language** |
4,276 |
0.58% |
7,240 |
0.91% |
Other |
1,407 |
0.19% |
3,375 |
0.42% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
734,186 |
100.00% |
796,858 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
17,057 |
52.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,944 |
32.20% |
Asian Language** |
3,713 |
51.28% |
Other Language |
1,023 |
30.31% |
Total |
26,737 |
3.36% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,058 |
34.66% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,292 |
29.49% |
Asian Language** |
1,815 |
42.45% |
Other Language |
435 |
30.92% |
Total |
10,600 |
1.44% |
* "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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