Teton 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 |
5,434 |
92.75% |
5,567 |
91.91% |
Spanish |
39 |
0.67% |
47 |
0.78% |
Other Indo-European* |
383 |
6.54% |
418 |
6.90% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
0.05% |
2 |
0.03% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
23 |
0.38% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
5,859 |
100.00% |
6,057 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
17 |
36.17% |
Other Indo-European* |
233 |
55.74% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
Other Language |
3 |
13.04% |
Total |
253 |
4.18% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
5 |
12.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
106 |
27.68% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
114 |
1.95% |
* "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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