Clallam 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 |
50,342 |
95.18% |
57,381 |
93.74% |
Spanish |
717 |
1.36% |
1,971 |
3.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,119 |
2.12% |
902 |
1.47% |
Asian Language** |
477 |
0.90% |
556 |
0.91% |
Other |
237 |
0.45% |
401 |
0.66% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
52,892 |
100.00% |
61,211 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
900 |
45.66% |
Other Indo-European* |
198 |
21.95% |
Asian Language** |
257 |
46.22% |
Other Language |
57 |
14.21% |
Total |
1,412 |
2.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
277 |
38.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
329 |
29.40% |
Asian Language** |
208 |
43.61% |
Other Language |
70 |
29.54% |
Total |
884 |
1.67% |
* "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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