Pike 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 |
22,125 |
98.25% |
25,142 |
97.34% |
Spanish |
209 |
0.93% |
203 |
0.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
165 |
0.73% |
394 |
1.53% |
Asian Language** |
15 |
0.07% |
55 |
0.21% |
Other |
5 |
0.02% |
36 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
22,519 |
100.00% |
25,830 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
69 |
33.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
178 |
45.18% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
18.18% |
Other Language |
5 |
13.89% |
Total |
262 |
1.01% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
69 |
33.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
68 |
41.21% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
137 |
0.61% |
* "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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