Wheatland 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 |
1,814 |
86.55% |
1,786 |
83.97% |
Spanish |
17 |
0.81% |
11 |
0.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
263 |
12.55% |
330 |
15.51% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
0.10% |
0 |
0.00% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
2,096 |
100.00% |
2,127 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2 |
18.18% |
Other Indo-European* |
62 |
18.79% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
64 |
3.01% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4 |
23.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
157 |
59.70% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
161 |
7.68% |
* "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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