Gunnison 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 |
9,019 |
93.94% |
12,428 |
93.40% |
Spanish |
301 |
3.14% |
558 |
4.19% |
Other Indo-European* |
216 |
2.25% |
307 |
2.31% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
0.56% |
13 |
0.10% |
Other |
11 |
0.11% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,601 |
100.00% |
13,306 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
246 |
44.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
113 |
36.81% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
15.38% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
361 |
2.71% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
86 |
28.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
56 |
25.93% |
Asian Language** |
42 |
77.78% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
184 |
1.92% |
* "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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