Darlington 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 |
55,999 |
97.37% |
60,913 |
96.98% |
Spanish |
676 |
1.18% |
1,180 |
1.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
769 |
1.34% |
630 |
1.00% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
0.05% |
71 |
0.11% |
Other |
38 |
0.07% |
17 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
57,513 |
100.00% |
62,811 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
545 |
46.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
244 |
38.73% |
Asian Language** |
20 |
28.17% |
Other Language |
17 |
100.00% |
Total |
826 |
1.32% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
264 |
39.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
273 |
35.50% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
45.16% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
551 |
0.96% |
* "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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