Larimer 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 |
160,853 |
93.09% |
216,318 |
91.53% |
Spanish |
6,172 |
3.57% |
12,401 |
5.25% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,603 |
2.09% |
4,652 |
1.97% |
Asian Language** |
1,483 |
0.86% |
2,067 |
0.87% |
Other |
681 |
0.39% |
888 |
0.38% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
172,792 |
100.00% |
236,326 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,477 |
36.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
982 |
21.11% |
Asian Language** |
1,013 |
49.01% |
Other Language |
211 |
23.76% |
Total |
6,683 |
2.83% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,819 |
29.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
900 |
24.98% |
Asian Language** |
623 |
42.01% |
Other Language |
331 |
48.60% |
Total |
3,673 |
2.13% |
* "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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