Sheridan 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 |
21,245 |
96.08% |
23,823 |
94.77% |
Spanish |
357 |
1.61% |
746 |
2.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
456 |
2.06% |
439 |
1.75% |
Asian Language** |
22 |
0.10% |
65 |
0.26% |
Other |
31 |
0.14% |
64 |
0.25% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
22,111 |
100.00% |
25,137 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
208 |
27.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
81 |
18.45% |
Asian Language** |
33 |
50.77% |
Other Language |
18 |
28.13% |
Total |
340 |
1.35% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
103 |
28.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
135 |
29.61% |
Asian Language** |
20 |
90.91% |
Other Language |
13 |
41.94% |
Total |
271 |
1.23% |
* "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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