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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 | 47,535 | 97.11% | 54,958 | 96.04% |
| Spanish | 683 | 1.40% | 1,176 | 2.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 628 | 1.28% | 908 | 1.59% |
| Asian Language** | 77 | 0.16% | 70 | 0.12% |
| Other | 26 | 0.05% | 113 | 0.20% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 48,949 | 100.00% | 57,225 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 405 | 34.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 340 | 37.44% |
| Asian Language** | 26 | 37.14% |
| Other Language | 33 | 29.20% |
| Total | 804 | 1.40% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 278 | 40.70% |
| Other Indo-European* | 213 | 33.92% |
| Asian Language** | 40 | 51.95% |
| Other Language | 16 | 61.54% |
| Total | 547 | 1.12% |
* "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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