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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 | 42,455 | 94.19% | 42,738 | 86.41% |
| Spanish | 1,409 | 3.13% | 5,773 | 11.67% |
| Other Indo-European* | 862 | 1.91% | 409 | 0.83% |
| Asian Language** | 326 | 0.72% | 504 | 1.02% |
| Other | 22 | 0.05% | 38 | 0.08% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 45,074 | 100.00% | 49,462 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 3,318 | 57.47% |
| Other Indo-European* | 86 | 21.03% |
| Asian Language** | 270 | 53.57% |
| Other Language | 32 | 84.21% |
| Total | 3,706 | 7.49% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 563 | 39.96% |
| Other Indo-European* | 213 | 24.71% |
| Asian Language** | 133 | 40.80% |
| Other Language | 15 | 68.18% |
| Total | 924 | 2.05% |
* "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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