Wyandotte 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 |
137,433 |
92.53% |
122,532 |
84.38% |
Spanish |
6,895 |
4.64% |
18,456 |
12.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,627 |
1.77% |
1,722 |
1.19% |
Asian Language** |
1,284 |
0.86% |
2,092 |
1.44% |
Other |
292 |
0.20% |
418 |
0.29% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
148,531 |
100.00% |
145,220 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11,156 |
60.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
548 |
31.82% |
Asian Language** |
1,092 |
52.20% |
Other Language |
158 |
37.80% |
Total |
12,954 |
8.92% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,554 |
37.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
750 |
28.55% |
Asian Language** |
814 |
63.40% |
Other Language |
52 |
17.81% |
Total |
4,170 |
2.81% |
* "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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