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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 | 122,367 | 95.87% | 132,520 | 95.01% |
| Spanish | 955 | 0.75% | 2,107 | 1.51% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,496 | 1.96% | 2,362 | 1.69% |
| Asian Language** | 1,693 | 1.33% | 2,318 | 1.66% |
| Other | 122 | 0.10% | 176 | 0.13% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 127,633 | 100.00% | 139,483 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 643 | 30.52% |
| Other Indo-European* | 649 | 27.48% |
| Asian Language** | 1,031 | 44.48% |
| Other Language | 82 | 46.59% |
| Total | 2,405 | 1.72% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 338 | 35.39% |
| Other Indo-European* | 811 | 32.49% |
| Asian Language** | 1,142 | 67.45% |
| Other Language | 12 | 9.84% |
| Total | 2,303 | 1.80% |
* "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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