Kansas City, MO-KS
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 |
1,387,595 |
94.94% |
1,523,333 |
92.42% |
Spanish |
33,716 |
2.31% |
69,794 |
4.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
27,365 |
1.87% |
29,530 |
1.79% |
Asian Language** |
10,612 |
0.73% |
20,235 |
1.23% |
Other |
2,193 |
0.15% |
5,345 |
0.32% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,461,481 |
100.00% |
1,648,237 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
34,590 |
49.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
8,387 |
28.40% |
Asian Language** |
9,756 |
48.21% |
Other Language |
1,833 |
34.29% |
Total |
54,566 |
3.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
12,472 |
36.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,962 |
29.10% |
Asian Language** |
5,107 |
48.12% |
Other Language |
637 |
29.05% |
Total |
26,178 |
1.79% |
* "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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