Sevier 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 |
12,100 |
94.52% |
11,928 |
82.24% |
Spanish |
571 |
4.46% |
2,504 |
17.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
72 |
0.56% |
46 |
0.32% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
0.14% |
14 |
0.10% |
Other |
40 |
0.31% |
12 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
12,801 |
100.00% |
14,504 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,732 |
69.17% |
Other Indo-European* |
13 |
28.26% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
57.14% |
Other Language |
7 |
58.33% |
Total |
1,760 |
12.13% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
445 |
77.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
25 |
34.72% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
12 |
30.00% |
Total |
491 |
3.84% |
* "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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