Rice 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 |
43,578 |
95.13% |
48,188 |
90.57% |
Spanish |
374 |
0.82% |
2,706 |
5.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,615 |
3.53% |
1,315 |
2.47% |
Asian Language** |
225 |
0.49% |
705 |
1.32% |
Other |
15 |
0.03% |
294 |
0.55% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
45,807 |
100.00% |
53,208 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,613 |
59.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
223 |
16.96% |
Asian Language** |
341 |
48.37% |
Other Language |
191 |
64.97% |
Total |
2,368 |
4.45% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
116 |
31.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
387 |
23.96% |
Asian Language** |
92 |
40.89% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
595 |
1.30% |
* "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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