Walla Walla 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 |
40,107 |
88.77% |
43,362 |
83.81% |
Spanish |
3,784 |
8.37% |
6,947 |
13.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
891 |
1.97% |
739 |
1.43% |
Asian Language** |
338 |
0.75% |
488 |
0.94% |
Other |
63 |
0.14% |
205 |
0.40% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
45,183 |
100.00% |
51,741 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,582 |
51.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
171 |
23.14% |
Asian Language** |
196 |
40.16% |
Other Language |
78 |
38.05% |
Total |
4,027 |
7.78% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,966 |
51.96% |
Other Indo-European* |
177 |
19.87% |
Asian Language** |
205 |
60.65% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
2,348 |
5.20% |
* "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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