Hawkins 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 |
41,225 |
98.37% |
49,268 |
98.06% |
Spanish |
285 |
0.68% |
501 |
1.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
266 |
0.63% |
306 |
0.61% |
Asian Language** |
109 |
0.26% |
109 |
0.22% |
Other |
24 |
0.06% |
58 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
41,909 |
100.00% |
50,242 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
150 |
29.94% |
Other Indo-European* |
76 |
24.84% |
Asian Language** |
64 |
58.72% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
290 |
0.58% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
87 |
30.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
116 |
43.61% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
10.09% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
214 |
0.51% |
* "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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