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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 | 109,235 | 97.25% | 107,865 | 96.52% |
| Spanish | 1,067 | 0.95% | 1,950 | 1.74% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,397 | 1.24% | 1,111 | 0.99% |
| Asian Language** | 478 | 0.43% | 529 | 0.47% |
| Other | 147 | 0.13% | 301 | 0.27% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 112,324 | 100.00% | 111,756 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 730 | 37.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 234 | 21.06% |
| Asian Language** | 209 | 39.51% |
| Other Language | 70 | 23.26% |
| Total | 1,243 | 1.11% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 329 | 30.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 359 | 25.70% |
| Asian Language** | 181 | 37.87% |
| Other Language | 57 | 38.78% |
| Total | 926 | 0.82% |
* "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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