Stephens 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 |
38,355 |
96.79% |
38,490 |
95.38% |
Spanish |
798 |
2.01% |
1,564 |
3.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
214 |
0.54% |
228 |
0.56% |
Asian Language** |
184 |
0.46% |
16 |
0.04% |
Other |
77 |
0.19% |
57 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
39,628 |
100.00% |
40,355 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
651 |
41.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
42 |
18.42% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
25.00% |
Other Language |
8 |
14.04% |
Total |
705 |
1.75% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
289 |
36.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
38 |
17.76% |
Asian Language** |
140 |
76.09% |
Other Language |
19 |
24.68% |
Total |
486 |
1.23% |
* "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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