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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 | 16,392 | 97.11% | 16,507 | 97.14% |
| Spanish | 58 | 0.34% | 54 | 0.32% |
| Other Indo-European* | 405 | 2.40% | 397 | 2.34% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 0.11% | 35 | 0.21% |
| Other | 7 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 16,880 | 100.00% | 16,993 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 12 | 22.22% |
| Other Indo-European* | 15 | 3.78% |
| Asian Language** | 27 | 77.14% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 54 | 0.32% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 23 | 39.66% |
| Other Indo-European* | 193 | 47.65% |
| Asian Language** | 7 | 38.89% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 223 | 1.32% |
* "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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