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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 | 127,716 | 94.75% | 119,864 | 95.74% |
| Spanish | 1,253 | 0.93% | 1,299 | 1.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 5,283 | 3.92% | 3,642 | 2.91% |
| Asian Language** | 204 | 0.15% | 278 | 0.22% |
| Other | 340 | 0.25% | 118 | 0.09% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 134,796 | 100.00% | 125,201 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 472 | 36.34% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,052 | 28.89% |
| Asian Language** | 61 | 21.94% |
| Other Language | 7 | 5.93% |
| Total | 1,592 | 1.27% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 453 | 36.15% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,675 | 31.71% |
| Asian Language** | 29 | 14.22% |
| Other Language | 89 | 26.18% |
| Total | 2,246 | 1.67% |
* "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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