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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 | 15,276 | 92.53% | 27,840 | 90.97% |
| Spanish | 786 | 4.76% | 1,872 | 6.12% |
| Other Indo-European* | 257 | 1.56% | 509 | 1.66% |
| Asian Language** | 60 | 0.36% | 179 | 0.58% |
| Other | 131 | 0.79% | 202 | 0.66% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 16,510 | 100.00% | 30,602 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 663 | 35.42% |
| Other Indo-European* | 120 | 23.58% |
| Asian Language** | 37 | 20.67% |
| Other Language | 29 | 14.36% |
| Total | 849 | 2.77% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 202 | 25.70% |
| Other Indo-European* | 87 | 33.85% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 51.67% |
| Other Language | 19 | 14.50% |
| Total | 339 | 2.05% |
* "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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