Henderson 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 |
63,035 |
96.29% |
77,570 |
92.04% |
Spanish |
986 |
1.51% |
4,822 |
5.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,112 |
1.70% |
1,363 |
1.62% |
Asian Language** |
292 |
0.45% |
332 |
0.39% |
Other |
39 |
0.06% |
196 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
65,464 |
100.00% |
84,283 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,065 |
63.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
339 |
24.87% |
Asian Language** |
149 |
44.88% |
Other Language |
30 |
15.31% |
Total |
3,583 |
4.25% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
357 |
36.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
320 |
28.78% |
Asian Language** |
141 |
48.29% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
818 |
1.25% |
* "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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