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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 | 48,547 | 97.59% | 48,820 | 98.14% |
| Spanish | 486 | 0.98% | 567 | 1.14% |
| Other Indo-European* | 554 | 1.11% | 239 | 0.48% |
| Asian Language** | 131 | 0.26% | 88 | 0.18% |
| Other | 29 | 0.06% | 33 | 0.07% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 49,747 | 100.00% | 49,747 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 184 | 32.45% |
| Other Indo-European* | 52 | 21.76% |
| Asian Language** | 28 | 31.82% |
| Other Language | 20 | 60.61% |
| Total | 284 | 0.57% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 187 | 38.48% |
| Other Indo-European* | 102 | 18.41% |
| Asian Language** | 43 | 32.82% |
| Other Language | 19 | 65.52% |
| Total | 351 | 0.71% |
* "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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