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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
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1990 |
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2000 |
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Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
10,922 |
91.87% |
11,385 |
87.23% |
Spanish |
76 |
0.64% |
833 |
6.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
821 |
6.91% |
670 |
5.13% |
Asian Language** |
62 |
0.52% |
116 |
0.89% |
Other |
7 |
0.06% |
47 |
0.36% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
11,888 |
100.00% |
13,051 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
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Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
531 |
63.75% |
Other Indo-European* |
214 |
31.94% |
Asian Language** |
66 |
56.90% |
Other Language |
19 |
40.43% |
Total |
830 |
6.36% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
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Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
16 |
21.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
159 |
19.37% |
Asian Language** |
47 |
75.81% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
222 |
1.87% |
* "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). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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