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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 | 56,789 | 98.36% | 57,360 | 98.09% |
| Spanish | 565 | 0.98% | 560 | 0.96% |
| Other Indo-European* | 333 | 0.58% | 377 | 0.64% |
| Asian Language** | 33 | 0.06% | 117 | 0.20% |
| Other | 14 | 0.02% | 62 | 0.11% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 57,734 | 100.00% | 58,476 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 185 | 33.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 98 | 25.99% |
| Asian Language** | 64 | 54.70% |
| Other Language | 2 | 3.23% |
| Total | 349 | 0.60% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 227 | 40.18% |
| Other Indo-European* | 119 | 35.74% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 6.06% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 348 | 0.60% |
* "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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