Wayne 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 |
15,800 |
97.84% |
15,772 |
97.79% |
Spanish |
121 |
0.75% |
179 |
1.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
190 |
1.18% |
65 |
0.40% |
Asian Language** |
38 |
0.24% |
103 |
0.64% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
10 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
16,149 |
100.00% |
16,129 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
44 |
24.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
24 |
36.92% |
Asian Language** |
35 |
33.98% |
Other Language |
6 |
60.00% |
Total |
109 |
0.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
10 |
8.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
29 |
15.26% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
44.74% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
56 |
0.35% |
* "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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