Colorado
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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
2,722,355 |
89.46% |
3,402,266 |
84.92% |
Spanish |
203,896 |
6.70% |
421,670 |
10.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
71,439 |
2.35% |
100,148 |
2.50% |
Asian Language** |
35,167 |
1.16% |
63,745 |
1.59% |
Other |
10,129 |
0.33% |
18,456 |
0.46% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
3,042,986 |
100.00% |
4,006,285 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
202,883 |
48.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
26,943 |
26.90% |
Asian Language** |
32,138 |
50.42% |
Other Language |
5,540 |
30.02% |
Total |
267,504 |
6.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
69,100 |
33.89% |
Other Indo-European* |
18,262 |
25.56% |
Asian Language** |
19,377 |
55.10% |
Other Language |
3,150 |
31.10% |
Total |
109,889 |
3.61% |
* "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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