Lucas 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 |
8,299 |
97.64% |
8,455 |
95.55% |
Spanish |
124 |
1.46% |
56 |
0.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
77 |
0.91% |
309 |
3.49% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
21 |
0.24% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
8 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
8,500 |
100.00% |
8,849 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11 |
19.64% |
Other Indo-European* |
110 |
35.60% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
19.05% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
125 |
1.41% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
39 |
31.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
35 |
45.45% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
74 |
0.87% |
* "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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