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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 | 18,313 | 95.23% | 19,871 | 95.71% |
| Spanish | 285 | 1.48% | 381 | 1.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 488 | 2.54% | 397 | 1.91% |
| Asian Language** | 17 | 0.09% | 28 | 0.13% |
| Other | 127 | 0.66% | 85 | 0.41% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 19,230 | 100.00% | 20,762 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 120 | 31.50% |
| Other Indo-European* | 103 | 25.94% |
| Asian Language** | 8 | 28.57% |
| Other Language | 14 | 16.47% |
| Total | 245 | 1.18% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 98 | 34.39% |
| Other Indo-European* | 202 | 41.39% |
| Asian Language** | 9 | 52.94% |
| Other Language | 13 | 10.24% |
| Total | 322 | 1.67% |
* "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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