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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 | 172,278 | 96.00% | 196,085 | 92.89% |
| Spanish | 1,745 | 0.97% | 7,916 | 3.75% |
| Other Indo-European* | 3,204 | 1.79% | 2,695 | 1.28% |
| Asian Language** | 1,931 | 1.08% | 3,794 | 1.80% |
| Other | 295 | 0.16% | 596 | 0.28% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 179,453 | 100.00% | 211,086 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 4,749 | 59.99% |
| Other Indo-European* | 620 | 23.01% |
| Asian Language** | 2,081 | 54.85% |
| Other Language | 93 | 15.60% |
| Total | 7,543 | 3.57% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 489 | 28.02% |
| Other Indo-European* | 890 | 27.78% |
| Asian Language** | 1,494 | 77.37% |
| Other Language | 40 | 13.56% |
| Total | 2,913 | 1.62% |
* "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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