Cuyahoga 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 |
1,173,985 |
89.48% |
1,158,729 |
88.92% |
Spanish |
29,309 |
2.23% |
41,288 |
3.17% |
Other Indo-European* |
83,100 |
6.33% |
72,365 |
5.55% |
Asian Language** |
10,010 |
0.76% |
14,776 |
1.13% |
Other |
15,592 |
1.19% |
15,908 |
1.22% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,311,996 |
100.00% |
1,303,066 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
15,780 |
38.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
27,953 |
38.63% |
Asian Language** |
7,383 |
49.97% |
Other Language |
4,802 |
30.19% |
Total |
55,918 |
4.29% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11,669 |
39.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
29,692 |
35.73% |
Asian Language** |
5,015 |
50.10% |
Other Language |
5,068 |
32.50% |
Total |
51,444 |
3.92% |
* "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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