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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 | 33,596 | 98.74% | 30,671 | 98.41% |
| Spanish | 222 | 0.65% | 208 | 0.67% |
| Other Indo-European* | 159 | 0.47% | 156 | 0.50% |
| Asian Language** | 46 | 0.14% | 95 | 0.30% |
| Other | 2 | 0.01% | 38 | 0.12% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 34,025 | 100.00% | 31,168 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 71 | 34.13% |
| Other Indo-European* | 72 | 46.15% |
| Asian Language** | 37 | 38.95% |
| Other Language | 12 | 31.58% |
| Total | 192 | 0.62% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 81 | 36.49% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 23.90% |
| Asian Language** | 12 | 26.09% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 131 | 0.39% |
* "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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