Lander 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 |
4,991 |
88.02% |
4,366 |
81.39% |
Spanish |
539 |
9.51% |
823 |
15.34% |
Other Indo-European* |
71 |
1.25% |
75 |
1.40% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
0.25% |
13 |
0.24% |
Other |
55 |
0.97% |
87 |
1.62% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
5,670 |
100.00% |
5,364 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
396 |
48.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
0 |
0.00% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
53.85% |
Other Language |
26 |
29.89% |
Total |
429 |
8.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
220 |
40.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
19 |
26.76% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
6 |
10.91% |
Total |
245 |
4.32% |
* "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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