Burnet 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 |
19,226 |
90.59% |
27,603 |
86.53% |
Spanish |
1,666 |
7.85% |
3,885 |
12.18% |
Other Indo-European* |
307 |
1.45% |
333 |
1.04% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
0.04% |
77 |
0.24% |
Other |
15 |
0.07% |
2 |
0.01% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
21,223 |
100.00% |
31,900 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,588 |
40.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
37 |
11.11% |
Asian Language** |
34 |
44.16% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,659 |
5.20% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
553 |
33.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
57 |
18.57% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
1 |
6.67% |
Total |
611 |
2.88% |
* "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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