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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 | 61,804 | 94.82% | 66,541 | 95.03% |
| Spanish | 494 | 0.76% | 810 | 1.16% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,380 | 3.65% | 2,083 | 2.97% |
| Asian Language** | 235 | 0.36% | 354 | 0.51% |
| Other | 264 | 0.41% | 230 | 0.33% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 65,177 | 100.00% | 70,018 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 257 | 31.73% |
| Other Indo-European* | 399 | 19.16% |
| Asian Language** | 208 | 58.76% |
| Other Language | 70 | 30.43% |
| Total | 934 | 1.33% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 121 | 24.49% |
| Other Indo-European* | 509 | 21.39% |
| Asian Language** | 135 | 57.45% |
| Other Language | 59 | 22.35% |
| Total | 824 | 1.26% |
* "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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