Tillman 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 |
8,503 |
87.91% |
7,523 |
86.09% |
Spanish |
1,050 |
10.86% |
1,058 |
12.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
46 |
0.48% |
128 |
1.46% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
0.05% |
30 |
0.34% |
Other |
68 |
0.70% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,672 |
100.00% |
8,739 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
350 |
33.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
18 |
14.06% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
30.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
377 |
4.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
460 |
43.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
15 |
32.61% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
13 |
19.12% |
Total |
488 |
5.05% |
* "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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