Inyo 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 |
15,652 |
91.63% |
14,960 |
88.20% |
Spanish |
829 |
4.85% |
1,565 |
9.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
290 |
1.70% |
217 |
1.28% |
Asian Language** |
136 |
0.80% |
101 |
0.60% |
Other |
175 |
1.02% |
119 |
0.70% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
17,082 |
100.00% |
16,962 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
804 |
51.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
59 |
27.19% |
Asian Language** |
79 |
78.22% |
Other Language |
22 |
18.49% |
Total |
964 |
5.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
459 |
55.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
114 |
39.31% |
Asian Language** |
39 |
28.68% |
Other Language |
57 |
32.57% |
Total |
669 |
3.92% |
* "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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