Franklin 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 |
40,019 |
97.60% |
43,149 |
96.36% |
Spanish |
470 |
1.15% |
880 |
1.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
409 |
1.00% |
492 |
1.10% |
Asian Language** |
60 |
0.15% |
155 |
0.35% |
Other |
43 |
0.10% |
101 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
41,001 |
100.00% |
44,777 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
438 |
49.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
114 |
23.17% |
Asian Language** |
65 |
41.94% |
Other Language |
9 |
8.91% |
Total |
626 |
1.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
138 |
29.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
157 |
38.39% |
Asian Language** |
35 |
58.33% |
Other Language |
6 |
13.95% |
Total |
336 |
0.82% |
* "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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