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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 | 29,287 | 98.39% | 30,956 | 97.31% |
| Spanish | 159 | 0.53% | 577 | 1.81% |
| Other Indo-European* | 278 | 0.93% | 201 | 0.63% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 0.10% | 67 | 0.21% |
| Other | 10 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.04% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 29,765 | 100.00% | 31,813 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 165 | 28.60% |
| Other Indo-European* | 75 | 37.31% |
| Asian Language** | 37 | 55.22% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 277 | 0.87% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 65 | 40.88% |
| Other Indo-European* | 55 | 19.78% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 16.13% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 125 | 0.42% |
* "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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