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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 |
13,339 |
94.38% |
24,868 |
89.81% |
Spanish |
481 |
3.40% |
2,057 |
7.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
270 |
1.91% |
514 |
1.86% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
0.13% |
194 |
0.70% |
Other |
25 |
0.18% |
57 |
0.21% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
14,133 |
100.00% |
27,690 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,267 |
61.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
109 |
21.21% |
Asian Language** |
76 |
39.18% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,452 |
5.24% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
90 |
18.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
72 |
26.67% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
33.33% |
Other Language |
9 |
36.00% |
Total |
177 |
1.25% |
* "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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