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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 | 29,699 | 92.64% | 28,303 | 84.58% |
| Spanish | 1,305 | 4.07% | 4,423 | 13.22% |
| Other Indo-European* | 451 | 1.41% | 329 | 0.98% |
| Asian Language** | 583 | 1.82% | 316 | 0.94% |
| Other | 20 | 0.06% | 93 | 0.28% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 32,058 | 100.00% | 33,464 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,689 | 60.80% |
| Other Indo-European* | 118 | 35.87% |
| Asian Language** | 139 | 43.99% |
| Other Language | 59 | 63.44% |
| Total | 3,005 | 8.98% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 537 | 41.15% |
| Other Indo-European* | 102 | 22.62% |
| Asian Language** | 467 | 80.10% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 1,106 | 3.45% |
* "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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