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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 | 136,727 | 96.87% | 147,682 | 95.58% |
| Spanish | 1,829 | 1.30% | 3,205 | 2.07% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,359 | 0.96% | 2,154 | 1.39% |
| Asian Language** | 1,036 | 0.73% | 1,209 | 0.78% |
| Other | 189 | 0.13% | 255 | 0.17% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 141,140 | 100.00% | 154,505 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1,158 | 36.13% |
| Other Indo-European* | 623 | 28.92% |
| Asian Language** | 627 | 51.86% |
| Other Language | 154 | 60.39% |
| Total | 2,562 | 1.66% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 657 | 35.92% |
| Other Indo-European* | 418 | 30.76% |
| Asian Language** | 451 | 43.53% |
| Other Language | 90 | 47.62% |
| Total | 1,616 | 1.14% |
* "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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