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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 | 41,225 | 98.37% | 49,268 | 98.06% |
| Spanish | 285 | 0.68% | 501 | 1.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 266 | 0.63% | 306 | 0.61% |
| Asian Language** | 109 | 0.26% | 109 | 0.22% |
| Other | 24 | 0.06% | 58 | 0.12% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 41,909 | 100.00% | 50,242 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 150 | 29.94% |
| Other Indo-European* | 76 | 24.84% |
| Asian Language** | 64 | 58.72% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 290 | 0.58% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 87 | 30.53% |
| Other Indo-European* | 116 | 43.61% |
| Asian Language** | 11 | 10.09% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 214 | 0.51% |
* "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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