Scioto 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 |
73,607 |
98.13% |
72,564 |
97.80% |
Spanish |
654 |
0.87% |
933 |
1.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
601 |
0.80% |
428 |
0.58% |
Asian Language** |
129 |
0.17% |
131 |
0.18% |
Other |
22 |
0.03% |
143 |
0.19% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
75,013 |
100.00% |
74,199 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
258 |
27.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
90 |
21.03% |
Asian Language** |
33 |
25.19% |
Other Language |
91 |
63.64% |
Total |
472 |
0.64% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
267 |
40.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
164 |
27.29% |
Asian Language** |
19 |
14.73% |
Other Language |
7 |
31.82% |
Total |
457 |
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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