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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 | 113,279 | 92.63% | 124,060 | 88.56% |
| Spanish | 2,116 | 1.73% | 7,273 | 5.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 3,053 | 2.50% | 3,701 | 2.64% |
| Asian Language** | 3,332 | 2.72% | 4,457 | 3.18% |
| Other | 510 | 0.42% | 602 | 0.43% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 122,290 | 100.00% | 140,093 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 3,562 | 48.98% |
| Other Indo-European* | 883 | 23.86% |
| Asian Language** | 2,397 | 53.78% |
| Other Language | 216 | 35.88% |
| Total | 7,058 | 5.04% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 768 | 36.29% |
| Other Indo-European* | 828 | 27.12% |
| Asian Language** | 1,844 | 55.34% |
| Other Language | 224 | 43.92% |
| Total | 3,664 | 3.00% |
* "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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