Texas 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 |
13,956 |
91.38% |
13,538 |
73.68% |
Spanish |
1,100 |
7.20% |
4,529 |
24.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
198 |
1.30% |
147 |
0.80% |
Asian Language** |
12 |
0.08% |
125 |
0.68% |
Other |
7 |
0.05% |
35 |
0.19% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
15,273 |
100.00% |
18,374 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,515 |
55.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
72 |
48.98% |
Asian Language** |
41 |
32.80% |
Other Language |
27 |
77.14% |
Total |
2,655 |
14.45% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
298 |
27.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
69 |
34.85% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
83.33% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
377 |
2.47% |
* "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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