White Pine 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 |
7,929 |
92.37% |
7,791 |
90.27% |
Spanish |
341 |
3.97% |
494 |
5.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
254 |
2.96% |
264 |
3.06% |
Asian Language** |
16 |
0.19% |
59 |
0.68% |
Other |
44 |
0.51% |
23 |
0.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
8,584 |
100.00% |
8,631 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
143 |
28.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
53 |
20.08% |
Asian Language** |
33 |
55.93% |
Other Language |
6 |
26.09% |
Total |
235 |
2.72% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
95 |
27.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
65 |
25.59% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
62.50% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
170 |
1.98% |
* "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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