Henry 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 |
17,360 |
96.70% |
18,271 |
95.52% |
Spanish |
179 |
1.00% |
330 |
1.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
276 |
1.54% |
201 |
1.05% |
Asian Language** |
138 |
0.77% |
307 |
1.60% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
19 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
17,953 |
100.00% |
19,128 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
98 |
29.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
47 |
23.38% |
Asian Language** |
153 |
49.84% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
298 |
1.56% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
64 |
35.75% |
Other Indo-European* |
109 |
39.49% |
Asian Language** |
78 |
56.52% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
251 |
1.40% |
* "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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