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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 | 18,561 | 94.98% | 17,903 | 96.10% |
| Spanish | 167 | 0.85% | 264 | 1.42% |
| Other Indo-European* | 727 | 3.72% | 402 | 2.16% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 0.07% | 15 | 0.08% |
| Other | 74 | 0.38% | 46 | 0.25% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 19,542 | 100.00% | 18,630 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 110 | 41.67% |
| Other Indo-European* | 83 | 20.65% |
| Asian Language** | 9 | 60.00% |
| Other Language | 11 | 23.91% |
| Total | 213 | 1.14% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 59 | 35.33% |
| Other Indo-European* | 232 | 31.91% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 15.38% |
| Other Language | 21 | 28.38% |
| Total | 314 | 1.61% |
* "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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