Boulder 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 |
191,644 |
91.41% |
236,441 |
86.38% |
Spanish |
8,454 |
4.03% |
21,404 |
7.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,578 |
2.66% |
8,891 |
3.25% |
Asian Language** |
3,184 |
1.52% |
5,785 |
2.11% |
Other |
790 |
0.38% |
1,198 |
0.44% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
209,650 |
100.00% |
273,719 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11,011 |
51.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,983 |
22.30% |
Asian Language** |
2,637 |
45.58% |
Other Language |
318 |
26.54% |
Total |
15,949 |
5.83% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,392 |
40.12% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,244 |
22.30% |
Asian Language** |
1,671 |
52.48% |
Other Language |
246 |
31.14% |
Total |
6,553 |
3.13% |
* "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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