Wapello 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 |
32,600 |
97.74% |
32,675 |
96.24% |
Spanish |
324 |
0.97% |
870 |
2.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
317 |
0.95% |
206 |
0.61% |
Asian Language** |
92 |
0.28% |
169 |
0.50% |
Other |
21 |
0.06% |
33 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
33,354 |
100.00% |
33,953 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
419 |
48.16% |
Other Indo-European* |
37 |
17.96% |
Asian Language** |
87 |
51.48% |
Other Language |
5 |
15.15% |
Total |
548 |
1.61% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
48 |
14.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
30 |
9.46% |
Asian Language** |
68 |
73.91% |
Other Language |
6 |
28.57% |
Total |
152 |
0.46% |
* "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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