Del Norte 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 |
18,977 |
87.44% |
23,465 |
90.16% |
Spanish |
1,746 |
8.04% |
1,592 |
6.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
685 |
3.16% |
370 |
1.42% |
Asian Language** |
191 |
0.88% |
425 |
1.63% |
Other |
104 |
0.48% |
174 |
0.67% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
21,703 |
100.00% |
26,026 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
748 |
46.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
70 |
18.92% |
Asian Language** |
272 |
64.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,090 |
4.19% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
648 |
37.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
177 |
25.84% |
Asian Language** |
124 |
64.92% |
Other Language |
51 |
49.04% |
Total |
1,000 |
4.61% |
* "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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