Deaf Smith 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 |
9,604 |
55.42% |
8,665 |
51.11% |
Spanish |
7,604 |
43.88% |
8,198 |
48.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
44 |
0.25% |
55 |
0.32% |
Asian Language** |
50 |
0.29% |
25 |
0.15% |
Other |
27 |
0.16% |
10 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
17,329 |
100.00% |
16,953 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,422 |
41.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
6 |
10.91% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
20.00% |
Other Language |
10 |
100.00% |
Total |
3,443 |
20.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,930 |
51.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
6 |
13.64% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
4 |
14.81% |
Total |
3,940 |
22.74% |
* "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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