Hunt 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 |
56,667 |
95.04% |
65,213 |
91.16% |
Spanish |
2,211 |
3.71% |
5,404 |
7.55% |
Other Indo-European* |
508 |
0.85% |
564 |
0.79% |
Asian Language** |
221 |
0.37% |
314 |
0.44% |
Other |
17 |
0.03% |
40 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
59,624 |
100.00% |
71,535 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,701 |
49.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
114 |
20.21% |
Asian Language** |
116 |
36.94% |
Other Language |
8 |
20.00% |
Total |
2,939 |
4.11% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
973 |
44.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
197 |
38.78% |
Asian Language** |
103 |
46.61% |
Other Language |
9 |
52.94% |
Total |
1,282 |
2.15% |
* "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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