Dallas 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 |
43,180 |
97.38% |
41,878 |
97.48% |
Spanish |
538 |
1.21% |
550 |
1.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
460 |
1.04% |
337 |
0.78% |
Asian Language** |
66 |
0.15% |
124 |
0.29% |
Other |
100 |
0.23% |
70 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
44,344 |
100.00% |
42,959 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
132 |
24.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
66 |
19.58% |
Asian Language** |
35 |
28.23% |
Other Language |
12 |
17.14% |
Total |
245 |
0.57% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
169 |
31.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
138 |
30.00% |
Asian Language** |
32 |
48.48% |
Other Language |
18 |
18.00% |
Total |
357 |
0.81% |
* "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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