Montrose 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 |
20,880 |
91.39% |
27,616 |
88.43% |
Spanish |
1,557 |
6.81% |
3,131 |
10.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
315 |
1.38% |
329 |
1.05% |
Asian Language** |
67 |
0.29% |
43 |
0.14% |
Other |
29 |
0.13% |
110 |
0.35% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
22,848 |
100.00% |
31,229 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,544 |
49.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
85 |
25.84% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
20.93% |
Other Language |
48 |
43.64% |
Total |
1,686 |
5.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
587 |
37.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
62 |
19.68% |
Asian Language** |
43 |
64.18% |
Other Language |
16 |
55.17% |
Total |
708 |
3.10% |
* "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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