Las Animas 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 |
9,593 |
74.29% |
11,397 |
79.21% |
Spanish |
2,985 |
23.12% |
2,693 |
18.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
295 |
2.28% |
215 |
1.49% |
Asian Language** |
34 |
0.26% |
29 |
0.20% |
Other |
6 |
0.05% |
54 |
0.38% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
12,913 |
100.00% |
14,388 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
625 |
23.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
40 |
18.60% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
58.62% |
Other Language |
2 |
3.70% |
Total |
684 |
4.75% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
827 |
27.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
45 |
15.25% |
Asian Language** |
19 |
55.88% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
891 |
6.90% |
* "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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