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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 | 29,629 | 97.91% | 30,892 | 96.60% |
| Spanish | 249 | 0.82% | 673 | 2.10% |
| Other Indo-European* | 267 | 0.88% | 279 | 0.87% |
| Asian Language** | 104 | 0.34% | 44 | 0.14% |
| Other | 14 | 0.05% | 91 | 0.28% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 30,263 | 100.00% | 31,979 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 310 | 46.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 13.62% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 13.64% |
| Other Language | 9 | 9.89% |
| Total | 363 | 1.14% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 58 | 23.29% |
| Other Indo-European* | 49 | 18.35% |
| Asian Language** | 16 | 15.38% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 123 | 0.41% |
* "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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