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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 | 15,387 | 93.73% | 19,787 | 89.12% |
| Spanish | 441 | 2.69% | 1,480 | 6.67% |
| Other Indo-European* | 248 | 1.51% | 266 | 1.20% |
| Asian Language** | 253 | 1.54% | 485 | 2.18% |
| Other | 87 | 0.53% | 184 | 0.83% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 16,416 | 100.00% | 22,202 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 632 | 42.70% |
| Other Indo-European* | 49 | 18.42% |
| Asian Language** | 112 | 23.09% |
| Other Language | 42 | 22.83% |
| Total | 835 | 3.76% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 198 | 44.90% |
| Other Indo-European* | 64 | 25.81% |
| Asian Language** | 74 | 29.25% |
| Other Language | 9 | 10.34% |
| Total | 345 | 2.10% |
* "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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