Lafourche Parish
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 |
57,703 |
73.15% |
65,775 |
78.53% |
Spanish |
535 |
0.68% |
1,263 |
1.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
20,252 |
25.67% |
16,347 |
19.52% |
Asian Language** |
395 |
0.50% |
346 |
0.41% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
23 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
78,885 |
100.00% |
83,754 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
545 |
43.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,008 |
24.52% |
Asian Language** |
202 |
58.38% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
4,755 |
5.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
191 |
35.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,047 |
29.86% |
Asian Language** |
223 |
56.46% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
6,461 |
8.19% |
* "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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