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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 | 25,475 | 94.33% | 26,594 | 95.08% |
| Spanish | 102 | 0.38% | 246 | 0.88% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,373 | 5.08% | 977 | 3.49% |
| Asian Language** | 15 | 0.06% | 128 | 0.46% |
| Other | 40 | 0.15% | 25 | 0.09% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 27,005 | 100.00% | 27,970 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 69 | 28.05% |
| Other Indo-European* | 152 | 15.56% |
| Asian Language** | 61 | 47.66% |
| Other Language | 6 | 24.00% |
| Total | 288 | 1.03% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 8 | 7.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 255 | 18.57% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 33.33% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 268 | 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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