Hennepin 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 |
890,898 |
93.22% |
909,793 |
87.16% |
Spanish |
11,267 |
1.18% |
42,540 |
4.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
27,870 |
2.92% |
32,974 |
3.16% |
Asian Language** |
19,324 |
2.02% |
38,401 |
3.68% |
Other |
6,372 |
0.67% |
20,101 |
1.93% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
955,731 |
100.00% |
1,043,809 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
22,866 |
53.75% |
Other Indo-European* |
10,259 |
31.11% |
Asian Language** |
21,753 |
56.65% |
Other Language |
9,278 |
46.16% |
Total |
64,156 |
6.15% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,649 |
32.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,255 |
26.03% |
Asian Language** |
11,936 |
61.77% |
Other Language |
1,524 |
23.92% |
Total |
24,364 |
2.55% |
* "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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