El Dorado 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 |
107,178 |
91.64% |
132,474 |
89.89% |
Spanish |
5,425 |
4.64% |
9,470 |
6.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,565 |
2.19% |
3,284 |
2.23% |
Asian Language** |
1,249 |
1.07% |
1,784 |
1.21% |
Other |
533 |
0.46% |
356 |
0.24% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
116,950 |
100.00% |
147,368 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,290 |
45.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
705 |
21.47% |
Asian Language** |
717 |
40.19% |
Other Language |
77 |
21.63% |
Total |
5,789 |
3.93% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,478 |
45.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
657 |
25.61% |
Asian Language** |
527 |
42.19% |
Other Language |
113 |
21.20% |
Total |
3,775 |
3.23% |
* "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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