Rock 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 |
123,953 |
96.31% |
133,296 |
93.90% |
Spanish |
1,723 |
1.34% |
5,795 |
4.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,421 |
1.88% |
1,689 |
1.19% |
Asian Language** |
508 |
0.39% |
971 |
0.68% |
Other |
102 |
0.08% |
199 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
128,707 |
100.00% |
141,950 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,099 |
53.48% |
Other Indo-European* |
479 |
28.36% |
Asian Language** |
493 |
50.77% |
Other Language |
53 |
26.63% |
Total |
4,124 |
2.91% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
703 |
40.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
639 |
26.39% |
Asian Language** |
304 |
59.84% |
Other Language |
22 |
21.57% |
Total |
1,668 |
1.30% |
* "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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