Johnson 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 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
82,584 |
91.83% |
93,749 |
89.49% |
Spanish |
1,303 |
1.45% |
3,286 |
3.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,079 |
3.42% |
3,725 |
3.56% |
Asian Language** |
2,525 |
2.81% |
3,156 |
3.01% |
Other |
442 |
0.49% |
845 |
0.81% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
89,933 |
100.00% |
104,761 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,097 |
33.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
958 |
25.72% |
Asian Language** |
1,461 |
46.29% |
Other Language |
287 |
33.96% |
Total |
3,803 |
3.63% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
391 |
30.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
875 |
28.42% |
Asian Language** |
1,372 |
54.34% |
Other Language |
139 |
31.45% |
Total |
2,777 |
3.09% |
* "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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