Hinds 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
227,623 |
96.82% |
224,324 |
96.54% |
Spanish |
3,204 |
1.36% |
4,257 |
1.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,825 |
1.20% |
2,505 |
1.08% |
Asian Language** |
852 |
0.36% |
759 |
0.33% |
Other |
596 |
0.25% |
530 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
235,100 |
100.00% |
232,375 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,585 |
37.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
640 |
25.55% |
Asian Language** |
314 |
41.37% |
Other Language |
157 |
29.62% |
Total |
2,696 |
1.16% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,217 |
37.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
839 |
29.70% |
Asian Language** |
394 |
46.24% |
Other Language |
210 |
35.23% |
Total |
2,660 |
1.13% |
* "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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