Clark 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 |
133,539 |
97.30% |
131,010 |
96.97% |
Spanish |
1,408 |
1.03% |
2,133 |
1.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,736 |
1.26% |
1,350 |
1.00% |
Asian Language** |
410 |
0.30% |
526 |
0.39% |
Other |
152 |
0.11% |
90 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
137,245 |
100.00% |
135,109 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
773 |
36.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
259 |
19.19% |
Asian Language** |
153 |
29.09% |
Other Language |
21 |
23.33% |
Total |
1,206 |
0.89% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
567 |
40.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
391 |
22.52% |
Asian Language** |
146 |
35.61% |
Other Language |
29 |
19.08% |
Total |
1,133 |
0.83% |
* "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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