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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 | 19,585 | 96.96% | 21,237 | 95.91% |
| Spanish | 344 | 1.70% | 594 | 2.68% |
| Other Indo-European* | 185 | 0.92% | 184 | 0.83% |
| Asian Language** | 51 | 0.25% | 70 | 0.32% |
| Other | 34 | 0.17% | 57 | 0.26% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 20,199 | 100.00% | 22,142 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 307 | 51.68% |
| Other Indo-European* | 42 | 22.83% |
| Asian Language** | 61 | 87.14% |
| Other Language | 9 | 15.79% |
| Total | 419 | 1.89% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 192 | 55.81% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 20.54% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 60.78% |
| Other Language | 15 | 44.12% |
| Total | 276 | 1.37% |
* "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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