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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 | 67,163 | 96.66% | 66,272 | 96.10% |
| Spanish | 1,467 | 2.11% | 1,534 | 2.22% |
| Other Indo-European* | 628 | 0.90% | 750 | 1.09% |
| Asian Language** | 156 | 0.22% | 361 | 0.52% |
| Other | 73 | 0.11% | 46 | 0.07% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 69,487 | 100.00% | 68,963 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 481 | 31.36% |
| Other Indo-European* | 212 | 28.27% |
| Asian Language** | 122 | 33.80% |
| Other Language | 11 | 23.91% |
| Total | 826 | 1.20% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 472 | 32.17% |
| Other Indo-European* | 169 | 26.91% |
| Asian Language** | 47 | 30.13% |
| Other Language | 2 | 2.74% |
| Total | 690 | 0.99% |
* "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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