Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Iowa


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Dallas County

Print-Friendly Version

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 27,131 98.14% 34,948 93.33%
Spanish 266 0.96% 2,004 5.35%
Other Indo-European* 222 0.80% 379 1.01%
Asian Language** 16 0.06% 76 0.20%
Other 10 0.04% 37 0.10%
Total Population Age 5+ 27,645 100.00% 37,444 100.00%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 1,031 51.45%
Other Indo-European* 77 20.32%
Asian Language** 32 42.11%
Other Language 18 48.65%
Total 1,158 3.09%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 63 23.68%
Other Indo-European* 43 19.37%
Asian Language** 0 -
Other Language 5 50.00%
Total 111 0.40%

* "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).

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy