St. Landry 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 |
54,730 |
74.36% |
65,950 |
81.55% |
Spanish |
127 |
0.17% |
506 |
0.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
18,630 |
25.31% |
14,172 |
17.52% |
Asian Language** |
91 |
0.12% |
218 |
0.27% |
Other |
22 |
0.03% |
24 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
73,600 |
100.00% |
80,870 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
139 |
27.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,713 |
26.20% |
Asian Language** |
68 |
31.19% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
3,920 |
4.85% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
33 |
25.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,990 |
32.15% |
Asian Language** |
68 |
74.73% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
6,091 |
8.28% |
* "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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