Languages spoken in Washoe County, NV


In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on languages spoken in Washoe County [NV]

Table showing languages spoken in Washoe County, NV






Population 5 years and over
Speak only English at home
Speak a language other than English at home
OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
  • French (incl. Patois, Cajun)
  • French Creole
  • Italian
  • Portuguese (incl. Portuguese Creole)
  • German (incl. Luxembourgian)
  • Yiddish
  • Other West Germanic languages
  • Scandinavian languages
  • Greek
  • Russian
  • Polish
  • Serbo-Croatian languages
  • Other Slavic languages
  • Armenian
  • Persian
  • Hindi
  • Gujarati
  • Urdu
  • Other Indic languages
  • Other Indo-European languages

    • ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES
  • Chinese (incl. Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages)
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Mon-Khmer, Cambodian
  • Hmong
  • Thai
  • Laotian
  • Vietnamese
  • Other Asian languages
  • Tagalog
  • Other Pacific Island languages

    • ALL OTHER LANGUAGES
  • Navajo
  • Other Native North American languages
  • Hungarian
  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • African languages
  • Other and unspecified languages



    • BY STATE
    BY COUNTY
    BY CITY
    LanguageNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
    Population 5 years and over398,052836,5981,465
    Speak only English at home306,7062,298(X)(X)
    Speak a language other than English at home91,3462,29936,5981,465
    SPANISH AND SPANISH CREOLE65,8721,75928,2361,286
    Spanish65,8701,75928,2351,286
    OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES8,5609072,210442
    French (incl Patois, Cajun)1,267277217114
    French1,265277215114
    Italian6772508052
    Portuguese (incl Portuguese Creole)369150150115
    Portuguese370150150115
    German (incl Luxembourgian)1,47226416663
    German1,47026416563
    Other West Germanic languages1881061323
    Dutch14590(D)(D)
    Afrikaans(D)(D)(B)-
    Frisian(D)(D)(B)-
    Scandinavian languages174106813
    Swedish(D)(D)(B)-
    Danish5547(B)-
    Norwegian9589(D)(D)
    Icelandic(D)(D)(B)-
    Greek3051503835
    Russian517228163105
    Polish12594(B)-
    Serbo-Croatian languages1731291321
    Serbocroatian(D)(D)(B)-
    Croatian6048(D)(D)
    Serbian100116(B)-
    Other Slavic languages2131073737
    Ukrainian8571(D)(D)
    Czech9064(D)(D)
    Slovak(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Bulgarian(D)(D)(B)-
    Slovene(D)(D)(B)-
    Armenian36311829
    Persian3001447962
    Hindi277229159207
    Gujarati1621668586
    Urdu53030613596
    Other Indic languages1,501591716307
    Bengali465439205199
    Panjabi845438375221
    Nepali180137135117
    Sinhalese(D)(D)(B)-
    Other Indo-European languages27415213398
    Romanian1651335078
    Welsh(D)(D)(B)-
    Irish Gaelic(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Scottic Gaelic(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Lithuanian50484544
    Latvian(D)(D)(D)(D)
    ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES15,0019285,763545
    Chinese (incl Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages4)2,5655411,219323
    Chinese1,730474890336
    Cantonese2251235553
    Mandarin560273260127
    Formosan5049(D)(D)
    Japanese5082099053
    Korean951351537222
    Mon-Khmer, Cambodian33402437
    Hmong28441725
    Thai506300365241
    Laotian9485510
    Vietnamese1,055316712256
    Other Asian languages61127810098
    Turkish270187(D)(D)
    Telugu195152(D)(D)
    Kannada7574(D)(D)
    Malayalam(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Tamil65128(D)(D)
    Tagalog7,5089592,441480
    Other Pacific Island languages1,142289253138
    Indonesian5558(D)(D)
    Malay75776073
    Bisayan1201037568
    Sebuano5048(D)(D)
    Ilocano8073(D)(D)
    Pampangan7081(D)(D)
    Chamorro9583(D)(D)
    Marshallese(D)(D)(B)-
    Mokilese(D)(D)(B)-
    Palau(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Trukese(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Samoan140131(D)(D)
    Tongan205163(B)-
    Fijian135159(B)-
    Hawaiian7052(B)-
    ALL OTHER LANGUAGES1,913490389153
    Navajo4339(B)-
    Other Native North American languages5121403729
    Apache(D)(D)(B)-
    Washo4047(B)-
    Walapai(D)(D)(B)-
    Dakota(D)(D)(B)-
    Cherokee(D)(D)(B)-
    Paiute235853028
    Ute(D)(D)(B)-
    Shoshoni135116(D)(D)
    Pima2027(B)-
    American Indian4533(B)-
    Hungarian147956752
    Arabic3352145847
    Hebrew79573248
    African languages64839814198
    Amharic110915553
    Cushite(D)(D)(D)(D)
    Swahili9579(D)(D)
    Bantu255327(D)(D)
    Kru, Ibo, Yoruba145160(B)-
    Other and unspecified languages149895454
    Finnish6556(B)-
    Basque45514551
    Syriac3550(D)(D)
    Uncodable(D)(D)(B)-

    Notes
    • Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
    • Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
    • (D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
    • (B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
    • (X): Question does not apply.
    • -: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
    • 3 N.E.C. stands for not elsewhere classified. These are languages where respondents indicated they spoke either Indian or Pakistan. For Indian, it cannot be determined if the respondent spoke a native American language or spoke a language from India. For Pakistan, respondents wrote in Pakistan but it cannot be determined which one of the languages spoken in Pakistan is actually being spoken. To distinguish these languages, n.e.c. is used to indicated they are not classified in any other language code.
    • This category includes literal write-ins of Chinese as well as Hakka, Kan, Hsiang, Cantonese, Mandarin, Fuchow, Formosan, and Wu.


    Surnames by race:  Asian   |  Black   |  Hispanic   |  Native American   |  Two or More Races   |  White

    Surnames Alphabetical:  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z

    Most Common Male Names:  1-300  |   301-600  |   601-900  |   901+  |   Alphabetical list

    Most Common Female Names:  1-1000 1001-2000  |   2001-3000  |   3001+  |   Alphabetical list

    Popular Baby Names in the U.S. (Historic)  Boys: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000        Girls: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000

    Ancestry in the United States:  Ancestry by city  |   Mexican  |   German  |   Irish  |   English  |   African American  |   More



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