DeSoto 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 |
61,254 |
97.94% |
95,270 |
96.36% |
Spanish |
617 |
0.99% |
2,258 |
2.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
422 |
0.67% |
762 |
0.77% |
Asian Language** |
200 |
0.32% |
508 |
0.51% |
Other |
49 |
0.08% |
68 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
62,542 |
100.00% |
98,866 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,181 |
52.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
244 |
32.02% |
Asian Language** |
227 |
44.69% |
Other Language |
31 |
45.59% |
Total |
1,683 |
1.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
249 |
40.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
127 |
30.09% |
Asian Language** |
75 |
37.50% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
451 |
0.72% |
* "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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