Carson City
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 |
34,193 |
90.85% |
41,896 |
85.14% |
Spanish |
2,199 |
5.84% |
5,577 |
11.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
828 |
2.20% |
857 |
1.74% |
Asian Language** |
251 |
0.67% |
697 |
1.42% |
Other |
164 |
0.44% |
182 |
0.37% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
37,635 |
100.00% |
49,209 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,974 |
53.33% |
Other Indo-European* |
146 |
17.04% |
Asian Language** |
356 |
51.08% |
Other Language |
5 |
2.75% |
Total |
3,481 |
7.07% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,130 |
51.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
197 |
23.79% |
Asian Language** |
164 |
65.34% |
Other Language |
35 |
21.34% |
Total |
1,526 |
4.05% |
* "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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