Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
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 |
336,478 |
97.03% |
349,999 |
95.90% |
Spanish |
3,979 |
1.15% |
7,053 |
1.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,617 |
1.33% |
4,971 |
1.36% |
Asian Language** |
1,521 |
0.44% |
2,305 |
0.63% |
Other |
187 |
0.05% |
617 |
0.17% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
346,782 |
100.00% |
364,945 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,484 |
35.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,183 |
23.80% |
Asian Language** |
1,021 |
44.30% |
Other Language |
132 |
21.39% |
Total |
4,820 |
1.32% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,321 |
33.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,353 |
29.30% |
Asian Language** |
687 |
45.17% |
Other Language |
73 |
39.04% |
Total |
3,434 |
0.99% |
* "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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