Williamson 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 |
73,156 |
97.43% |
111,012 |
94.60% |
Spanish |
653 |
0.87% |
2,941 |
2.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,062 |
1.41% |
2,134 |
1.82% |
Asian Language** |
181 |
0.24% |
1,080 |
0.92% |
Other |
33 |
0.04% |
188 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
75,085 |
100.00% |
117,355 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,462 |
49.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
715 |
33.51% |
Asian Language** |
420 |
38.89% |
Other Language |
27 |
14.36% |
Total |
2,624 |
2.24% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
204 |
31.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
260 |
24.48% |
Asian Language** |
114 |
62.98% |
Other Language |
12 |
36.36% |
Total |
590 |
0.79% |
* "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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