Cooke 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 |
26,826 |
94.15% |
30,544 |
90.27% |
Spanish |
1,264 |
4.44% |
2,875 |
8.50% |
Other Indo-European* |
295 |
1.04% |
284 |
0.84% |
Asian Language** |
97 |
0.34% |
107 |
0.32% |
Other |
12 |
0.04% |
25 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
28,494 |
100.00% |
33,835 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,771 |
61.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
66 |
23.24% |
Asian Language** |
85 |
79.44% |
Other Language |
6 |
24.00% |
Total |
1,928 |
5.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
605 |
47.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
75 |
25.42% |
Asian Language** |
44 |
45.36% |
Other Language |
1 |
8.33% |
Total |
725 |
2.54% |
* "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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