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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 | 6,163 | 23.00% | 6,848 | 19.46% |
| Spanish | 20,392 | 76.10% | 27,956 | 79.46% |
| Other Indo-European* | 197 | 0.74% | 182 | 0.52% |
| Asian Language** | 39 | 0.15% | 187 | 0.53% |
| Other | 7 | 0.03% | 11 | 0.03% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 26,798 | 100.00% | 35,184 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 14,007 | 50.10% |
| Other Indo-European* | 54 | 29.67% |
| Asian Language** | 97 | 51.87% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 14,158 | 40.24% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 10,253 | 50.28% |
| Other Indo-European* | 0 | - |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 7 | 100.00% |
| Total | 10,260 | 38.29% |
* "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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