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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 | 93,853 | 97.73% | 116,887 | 95.98% |
| Spanish | 883 | 0.92% | 2,729 | 2.24% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,105 | 1.15% | 1,295 | 1.06% |
| Asian Language** | 156 | 0.16% | 619 | 0.51% |
| Other | 39 | 0.04% | 259 | 0.21% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 96,036 | 100.00% | 121,789 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1,278 | 46.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 294 | 22.70% |
| Asian Language** | 232 | 37.48% |
| Other Language | 81 | 31.27% |
| Total | 1,885 | 1.55% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 302 | 34.20% |
| Other Indo-European* | 411 | 37.19% |
| Asian Language** | 39 | 25.00% |
| Other Language | 3 | 7.69% |
| Total | 755 | 0.79% |
* "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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