Gooding 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 |
9,774 |
90.63% |
10,727 |
81.99% |
Spanish |
766 |
7.10% |
2,189 |
16.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
174 |
1.61% |
97 |
0.74% |
Asian Language** |
12 |
0.11% |
20 |
0.15% |
Other |
58 |
0.54% |
51 |
0.39% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
10,784 |
100.00% |
13,084 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,372 |
62.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
12 |
12.37% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
45.00% |
Other Language |
40 |
78.43% |
Total |
1,433 |
10.95% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
367 |
47.91% |
Other Indo-European* |
63 |
36.21% |
Asian Language** |
7 |
58.33% |
Other Language |
14 |
24.14% |
Total |
451 |
4.18% |
* "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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