Sweetwater 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 |
33,301 |
93.26% |
32,298 |
92.45% |
Spanish |
1,408 |
3.94% |
1,770 |
5.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
751 |
2.10% |
510 |
1.46% |
Asian Language** |
117 |
0.33% |
255 |
0.73% |
Other |
132 |
0.37% |
101 |
0.29% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
35,709 |
100.00% |
34,934 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
635 |
35.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
99 |
19.41% |
Asian Language** |
134 |
52.55% |
Other Language |
27 |
26.73% |
Total |
895 |
2.56% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
487 |
34.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
223 |
29.69% |
Asian Language** |
66 |
56.41% |
Other Language |
54 |
40.91% |
Total |
830 |
2.32% |
* "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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