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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 | 19,859 | 90.31% | 21,810 | 92.10% |
| Spanish | 94 | 0.43% | 315 | 1.33% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,945 | 8.85% | 1,380 | 5.83% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 0.14% | 52 | 0.22% |
| Other | 60 | 0.27% | 125 | 0.53% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 21,989 | 100.00% | 23,682 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 77 | 24.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 248 | 17.97% |
| Asian Language** | 36 | 69.23% |
| Other Language | 51 | 40.80% |
| Total | 412 | 1.74% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 27 | 28.72% |
| Other Indo-European* | 607 | 31.21% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 58.06% |
| Other Language | 18 | 30.00% |
| Total | 670 | 3.05% |
* "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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