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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 | 213,003 | 94.68% | 219,737 | 95.20% |
| Spanish | 1,227 | 0.55% | 2,933 | 1.27% |
| Other Indo-European* | 5,726 | 2.55% | 4,389 | 1.90% |
| Asian Language** | 622 | 0.28% | 1,127 | 0.49% |
| Other | 4,402 | 1.96% | 2,640 | 1.14% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 224,980 | 100.00% | 230,826 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 913 | 31.13% |
| Other Indo-European* | 982 | 22.37% |
| Asian Language** | 491 | 43.57% |
| Other Language | 605 | 22.92% |
| Total | 2,991 | 1.30% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 366 | 29.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,408 | 24.59% |
| Asian Language** | 350 | 56.27% |
| Other Language | 881 | 20.01% |
| Total | 3,005 | 1.34% |
* "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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