Crook 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 |
12,622 |
96.45% |
16,829 |
93.74% |
Spanish |
295 |
2.25% |
913 |
5.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
146 |
1.12% |
117 |
0.65% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
0.14% |
27 |
0.15% |
Other |
5 |
0.04% |
67 |
0.37% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
13,086 |
100.00% |
17,953 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
482 |
52.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
7 |
5.98% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
51.85% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
503 |
2.80% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
121 |
41.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
70 |
47.95% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
33.33% |
Other Language |
5 |
100.00% |
Total |
202 |
1.54% |
* "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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