Walton 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 |
34,626 |
97.35% |
53,401 |
95.70% |
Spanish |
473 |
1.33% |
1,391 |
2.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
400 |
1.12% |
549 |
0.98% |
Asian Language** |
64 |
0.18% |
406 |
0.73% |
Other |
4 |
0.01% |
51 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
35,567 |
100.00% |
55,798 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
634 |
45.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
184 |
33.52% |
Asian Language** |
159 |
39.16% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
977 |
1.75% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
99 |
20.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
136 |
34.00% |
Asian Language** |
45 |
70.31% |
Other Language |
4 |
100.00% |
Total |
284 |
0.80% |
* "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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