Goldsboro, NC
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 |
92,665 |
95.81% |
97,987 |
92.77% |
Spanish |
1,966 |
2.03% |
5,493 |
5.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,258 |
1.30% |
1,217 |
1.15% |
Asian Language** |
665 |
0.69% |
753 |
0.71% |
Other |
162 |
0.17% |
171 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
96,716 |
100.00% |
105,621 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,032 |
55.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
289 |
23.75% |
Asian Language** |
303 |
40.24% |
Other Language |
55 |
32.16% |
Total |
3,679 |
3.48% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
857 |
43.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
379 |
30.13% |
Asian Language** |
278 |
41.80% |
Other Language |
51 |
31.48% |
Total |
1,565 |
1.62% |
* "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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