Grayson 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 |
15,003 |
98.01% |
16,571 |
97.05% |
Spanish |
117 |
0.76% |
344 |
2.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
155 |
1.01% |
136 |
0.80% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
0.20% |
10 |
0.06% |
Other |
3 |
0.02% |
13 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
15,308 |
100.00% |
17,074 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
187 |
54.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
27 |
19.85% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
7 |
53.85% |
Total |
226 |
1.32% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
76 |
64.96% |
Other Indo-European* |
29 |
18.71% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
3 |
100.00% |
Total |
108 |
0.71% |
* "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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