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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 | 77,103 | 97.24% | 75,800 | 96.60% |
| Spanish | 1,041 | 1.31% | 1,451 | 1.85% |
| Other Indo-European* | 848 | 1.07% | 847 | 1.08% |
| Asian Language** | 232 | 0.29% | 244 | 0.31% |
| Other | 68 | 0.09% | 128 | 0.16% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 79,292 | 100.00% | 78,470 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 638 | 43.97% |
| Other Indo-European* | 269 | 31.76% |
| Asian Language** | 111 | 45.49% |
| Other Language | 7 | 5.47% |
| Total | 1,025 | 1.31% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 307 | 29.49% |
| Other Indo-European* | 211 | 24.88% |
| Asian Language** | 54 | 23.28% |
| Other Language | 36 | 52.94% |
| Total | 608 | 0.77% |
* "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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