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 |
207,291 |
94.41% |
281,613 |
88.52% |
Spanish |
3,739 |
1.70% |
11,369 |
3.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,332 |
1.97% |
15,131 |
4.76% |
Asian Language** |
3,514 |
1.60% |
8,557 |
2.69% |
Other |
687 |
0.31% |
1,482 |
0.47% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
219,563 |
100.00% |
318,152 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
5,176 |
45.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,876 |
52.05% |
Asian Language** |
4,200 |
49.08% |
Other Language |
386 |
26.05% |
Total |
17,638 |
5.54% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,286 |
34.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,229 |
28.37% |
Asian Language** |
1,821 |
51.82% |
Other Language |
220 |
32.02% |
Total |
4,556 |
2.08% |
* "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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