Bastrop 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 |
29,330 |
83.03% |
41,574 |
77.74% |
Spanish |
5,185 |
14.68% |
10,863 |
20.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
724 |
2.05% |
747 |
1.40% |
Asian Language** |
67 |
0.19% |
148 |
0.28% |
Other |
18 |
0.05% |
143 |
0.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
35,324 |
100.00% |
53,475 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,347 |
40.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
176 |
23.56% |
Asian Language** |
75 |
50.68% |
Other Language |
33 |
23.08% |
Total |
4,631 |
8.66% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,161 |
41.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
192 |
26.52% |
Asian Language** |
36 |
53.73% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
2,389 |
6.76% |
* "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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