Guilford 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 |
312,421 |
96.17% |
357,623 |
90.83% |
Spanish |
4,680 |
1.44% |
18,262 |
4.64% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,037 |
1.55% |
8,636 |
2.19% |
Asian Language** |
2,117 |
0.65% |
6,470 |
1.64% |
Other |
615 |
0.19% |
2,757 |
0.70% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
324,870 |
100.00% |
393,748 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
10,198 |
55.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,865 |
33.18% |
Asian Language** |
4,097 |
63.32% |
Other Language |
1,018 |
36.92% |
Total |
18,178 |
4.62% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,767 |
37.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,737 |
34.48% |
Asian Language** |
1,347 |
63.63% |
Other Language |
254 |
41.30% |
Total |
5,105 |
1.57% |
* "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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