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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 | 94,522 | 92.97% | 143,456 | 90.26% |
| Spanish | 4,544 | 4.47% | 11,173 | 7.03% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,842 | 1.81% | 2,818 | 1.77% |
| Asian Language** | 326 | 0.32% | 660 | 0.42% |
| Other | 433 | 0.43% | 824 | 0.52% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 101,667 | 100.00% | 158,931 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 4,856 | 43.46% |
| Other Indo-European* | 602 | 21.36% |
| Asian Language** | 236 | 35.76% |
| Other Language | 213 | 25.85% |
| Total | 5,907 | 3.72% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1,296 | 28.52% |
| Other Indo-European* | 274 | 14.88% |
| Asian Language** | 121 | 37.12% |
| Other Language | 172 | 39.72% |
| Total | 1,863 | 1.83% |
* "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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