St. Helena Parish
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 |
8,759 |
97.22% |
9,543 |
97.76% |
Spanish |
61 |
0.68% |
129 |
1.32% |
Other Indo-European* |
189 |
2.10% |
82 |
0.84% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
8 |
0.08% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
9,009 |
100.00% |
9,762 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
22 |
17.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
0 |
0.00% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
37.50% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
25 |
0.26% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
26 |
42.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
63 |
33.33% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
89 |
0.99% |
* "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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