Latimer 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 |
9,461 |
98.01% |
9,583 |
96.08% |
Spanish |
45 |
0.47% |
138 |
1.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
91 |
0.94% |
135 |
1.35% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
0.08% |
28 |
0.28% |
Other |
48 |
0.50% |
90 |
0.90% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,653 |
100.00% |
9,974 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
28 |
20.29% |
Other Indo-European* |
18 |
13.33% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
14.29% |
Other Language |
18 |
20.00% |
Total |
68 |
0.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7 |
15.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
32 |
35.16% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
20 |
41.67% |
Total |
59 |
0.61% |
* "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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