Hopkins 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 |
25,302 |
94.66% |
26,964 |
90.16% |
Spanish |
1,103 |
4.13% |
2,608 |
8.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
251 |
0.94% |
200 |
0.67% |
Asian Language** |
51 |
0.19% |
111 |
0.37% |
Other |
23 |
0.09% |
25 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
26,730 |
100.00% |
29,908 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,272 |
48.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
44 |
22.00% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
48.65% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,370 |
4.58% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
593 |
53.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
45 |
17.93% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
25.49% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
651 |
2.44% |
* "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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