Grayson 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 |
19,257 |
97.62% |
21,965 |
97.51% |
Spanish |
140 |
0.71% |
248 |
1.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
261 |
1.32% |
269 |
1.19% |
Asian Language** |
51 |
0.26% |
43 |
0.19% |
Other |
18 |
0.09% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
19,727 |
100.00% |
22,525 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
60 |
24.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
43 |
15.99% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
9.30% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
107 |
0.48% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
59 |
42.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
21 |
8.05% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
11.76% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
86 |
0.44% |
* "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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