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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 | 102,674 | 95.05% | 112,976 | 94.73% |
| Spanish | 1,107 | 1.02% | 1,957 | 1.64% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,293 | 2.12% | 1,778 | 1.49% |
| Asian Language** | 1,810 | 1.68% | 2,224 | 1.86% |
| Other | 134 | 0.12% | 320 | 0.27% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 108,018 | 100.00% | 119,255 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 625 | 31.94% |
| Other Indo-European* | 377 | 21.20% |
| Asian Language** | 1,097 | 49.33% |
| Other Language | 66 | 20.63% |
| Total | 2,165 | 1.82% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 275 | 24.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 562 | 24.51% |
| Asian Language** | 1,392 | 76.91% |
| Other Language | 36 | 26.87% |
| Total | 2,265 | 2.10% |
* "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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