Clear Creek 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 |
6,738 |
95.12% |
8,462 |
96.49% |
Spanish |
172 |
2.43% |
162 |
1.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
139 |
1.96% |
100 |
1.14% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
0.25% |
33 |
0.38% |
Other |
17 |
0.24% |
13 |
0.15% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
7,084 |
100.00% |
8,770 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
80 |
49.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
10 |
10.00% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
18.18% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
96 |
1.09% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
66 |
38.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
23 |
16.55% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
4 |
23.53% |
Total |
93 |
1.31% |
* "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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