Platte 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 |
51,365 |
95.65% |
64,895 |
94.44% |
Spanish |
814 |
1.52% |
1,551 |
2.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
987 |
1.84% |
1,165 |
1.70% |
Asian Language** |
469 |
0.87% |
836 |
1.22% |
Other |
64 |
0.12% |
270 |
0.39% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
53,699 |
100.00% |
68,717 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
612 |
39.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
260 |
22.32% |
Asian Language** |
497 |
59.45% |
Other Language |
88 |
32.59% |
Total |
1,457 |
2.12% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
399 |
49.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
285 |
28.88% |
Asian Language** |
194 |
41.36% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
878 |
1.64% |
* "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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