Guadalupe 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 |
43,372 |
72.39% |
60,696 |
73.24% |
Spanish |
14,046 |
23.44% |
19,810 |
23.91% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,167 |
3.62% |
1,673 |
2.02% |
Asian Language** |
317 |
0.53% |
629 |
0.76% |
Other |
13 |
0.02% |
60 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
59,915 |
100.00% |
82,868 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,790 |
34.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
279 |
16.68% |
Asian Language** |
276 |
43.88% |
Other Language |
5 |
8.33% |
Total |
7,350 |
8.87% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,015 |
42.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
481 |
22.20% |
Asian Language** |
120 |
37.85% |
Other Language |
5 |
38.46% |
Total |
6,621 |
11.05% |
* "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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