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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 | 41,995 | 96.44% | 42,116 | 96.56% |
| Spanish | 759 | 1.74% | 820 | 1.88% |
| Other Indo-European* | 653 | 1.50% | 412 | 0.94% |
| Asian Language** | 95 | 0.22% | 212 | 0.49% |
| Other | 45 | 0.10% | 58 | 0.13% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 43,547 | 100.00% | 43,618 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 307 | 37.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 171 | 41.50% |
| Asian Language** | 106 | 50.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 584 | 1.34% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 213 | 28.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 170 | 26.03% |
| Asian Language** | 65 | 68.42% |
| Other Language | 22 | 48.89% |
| Total | 470 | 1.08% |
* "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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