Texas · Urban Centre

Language in Texas

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in Texas (L), where very few people use a different language at home. Only 2.1% of residents speak a language other than English, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.6% of the population, and the share of people using another language has fallen from 4.6% since 2011. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.1% ▼ -54.3%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 2.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Texas, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Texas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321101/texas/topic/language