Dayton-Springfield, OH
LANGUAGE
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
850,828 |
96.33% |
850,306 |
95.65% |
Spanish |
9,977 |
1.13% |
14,238 |
1.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
15,208 |
1.72% |
14,231 |
1.60% |
Asian Language** |
5,308 |
0.60% |
7,493 |
0.84% |
Other |
1,923 |
0.22% |
2,733 |
0.31% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
883,244 |
100.00% |
889,001 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,697 |
32.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,717 |
26.12% |
Asian Language** |
3,644 |
48.63% |
Other Language |
804 |
29.42% |
Total |
12,862 |
1.45% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,151 |
31.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,833 |
25.20% |
Asian Language** |
2,542 |
47.89% |
Other Language |
446 |
23.19% |
Total |
9,972 |
1.13% |
* "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).