San Antonio, TX
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 |
720,055 |
59.25% |
870,065 |
59.20% |
Spanish |
462,052 |
38.02% |
557,761 |
37.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
22,163 |
1.82% |
22,917 |
1.56% |
Asian Language** |
9,803 |
0.81% |
15,897 |
1.08% |
Other |
1,285 |
0.11% |
3,185 |
0.22% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,215,358 |
100.00% |
1,469,825 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
191,301 |
34.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,766 |
20.80% |
Asian Language** |
7,016 |
44.13% |
Other Language |
943 |
29.61% |
Total |
204,026 |
13.88% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
187,156 |
40.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,024 |
22.67% |
Asian Language** |
4,576 |
46.68% |
Other Language |
381 |
29.65% |
Total |
197,137 |
16.22% |
* "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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