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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 | 19,548 | 97.82% | 20,127 | 96.58% |
| Spanish | 98 | 0.49% | 282 | 1.35% |
| Other Indo-European* | 284 | 1.42% | 264 | 1.27% |
| Asian Language** | 52 | 0.26% | 145 | 0.70% |
| Other | 2 | 0.01% | 22 | 0.11% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 19,984 | 100.00% | 20,840 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 124 | 43.97% |
| Other Indo-European* | 93 | 35.23% |
| Asian Language** | 71 | 48.97% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 288 | 1.38% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 17.35% |
| Other Indo-European* | 54 | 19.01% |
| Asian Language** | 17 | 32.69% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 88 | 0.44% |
* "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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