Garvin 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 |
24,544 |
98.26% |
24,482 |
96.07% |
Spanish |
210 |
0.84% |
775 |
3.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
148 |
0.59% |
133 |
0.52% |
Asian Language** |
37 |
0.15% |
48 |
0.19% |
Other |
40 |
0.16% |
46 |
0.18% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
24,979 |
100.00% |
25,484 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
324 |
41.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
18 |
13.53% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
29.17% |
Other Language |
11 |
23.91% |
Total |
367 |
1.44% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
72 |
34.29% |
Other Indo-European* |
31 |
20.95% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
37.84% |
Other Language |
22 |
55.00% |
Total |
139 |
0.56% |
* "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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