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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 | 23,544 | 90.47% | 26,313 | 85.18% |
| Spanish | 2,038 | 7.83% | 4,059 | 13.14% |
| Other Indo-European* | 379 | 1.46% | 398 | 1.29% |
| Asian Language** | 62 | 0.24% | 114 | 0.37% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.02% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 26,023 | 100.00% | 30,891 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,097 | 51.66% |
| Other Indo-European* | 43 | 10.80% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 27.19% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 2,171 | 7.03% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 918 | 45.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 150 | 39.58% |
| Asian Language** | 47 | 75.81% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 1,115 | 4.28% |
* "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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