Garfield 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 |
26,062 |
94.58% |
34,217 |
84.54% |
Spanish |
820 |
2.98% |
5,603 |
13.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
599 |
2.17% |
509 |
1.26% |
Asian Language** |
21 |
0.08% |
64 |
0.16% |
Other |
54 |
0.20% |
81 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
27,556 |
100.00% |
40,474 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,038 |
54.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
98 |
19.25% |
Asian Language** |
21 |
32.81% |
Other Language |
34 |
41.98% |
Total |
3,191 |
7.88% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
304 |
37.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
94 |
15.69% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
61.90% |
Other Language |
35 |
64.81% |
Total |
446 |
1.62% |
* "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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