Anderson 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 |
62,278 |
97.19% |
64,850 |
96.40% |
Spanish |
572 |
0.89% |
1,171 |
1.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
760 |
1.19% |
780 |
1.16% |
Asian Language** |
399 |
0.62% |
431 |
0.64% |
Other |
67 |
0.10% |
42 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
64,076 |
100.00% |
67,274 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
450 |
38.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
319 |
40.90% |
Asian Language** |
252 |
58.47% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,021 |
1.52% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
278 |
48.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
136 |
17.89% |
Asian Language** |
208 |
52.13% |
Other Language |
30 |
44.78% |
Total |
652 |
1.02% |
* "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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