Plumas 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 |
17,453 |
94.40% |
18,762 |
94.50% |
Spanish |
529 |
2.86% |
705 |
3.55% |
Other Indo-European* |
416 |
2.25% |
293 |
1.48% |
Asian Language** |
70 |
0.38% |
71 |
0.36% |
Other |
21 |
0.11% |
22 |
0.11% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
18,489 |
100.00% |
19,853 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
253 |
35.89% |
Other Indo-European* |
23 |
7.85% |
Asian Language** |
35 |
49.30% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
311 |
1.57% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
167 |
31.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
91 |
21.88% |
Asian Language** |
24 |
34.29% |
Other Language |
13 |
61.90% |
Total |
295 |
1.60% |
* "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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