Gwinnett 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 |
298,966 |
92.75% |
426,736 |
78.77% |
Spanish |
7,996 |
2.48% |
56,827 |
10.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,530 |
2.34% |
26,829 |
4.95% |
Asian Language** |
6,703 |
2.08% |
26,524 |
4.90% |
Other |
1,141 |
0.35% |
4,835 |
0.89% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
322,336 |
100.00% |
541,751 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
34,450 |
60.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,831 |
36.64% |
Asian Language** |
15,650 |
59.00% |
Other Language |
1,117 |
23.10% |
Total |
61,048 |
11.27% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,095 |
38.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,326 |
30.89% |
Asian Language** |
3,993 |
59.57% |
Other Language |
280 |
24.54% |
Total |
9,694 |
3.01% |
* "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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