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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 | 35,019 | 96.99% | 34,580 | 96.65% |
| Spanish | 538 | 1.49% | 709 | 1.98% |
| Other Indo-European* | 457 | 1.27% | 289 | 0.81% |
| Asian Language** | 74 | 0.20% | 125 | 0.35% |
| Other | 17 | 0.05% | 76 | 0.21% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 36,105 | 100.00% | 35,779 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 227 | 32.02% |
| Other Indo-European* | 63 | 21.80% |
| Asian Language** | 29 | 23.20% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 319 | 0.89% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 246 | 45.72% |
| Other Indo-European* | 171 | 37.42% |
| Asian Language** | 50 | 67.57% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 467 | 1.29% |
* "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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