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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 | 28,670 | 96.72% | 36,651 | 96.91% |
| Spanish | 306 | 1.03% | 588 | 1.55% |
| Other Indo-European* | 483 | 1.63% | 366 | 0.97% |
| Asian Language** | 164 | 0.55% | 182 | 0.48% |
| Other | 20 | 0.07% | 34 | 0.09% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 29,643 | 100.00% | 37,821 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 128 | 21.77% |
| Other Indo-European* | 50 | 13.66% |
| Asian Language** | 38 | 20.88% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 216 | 0.57% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 58 | 18.95% |
| Other Indo-European* | 112 | 23.19% |
| Asian Language** | 94 | 57.32% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 264 | 0.89% |
* "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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