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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 13,593 77.41% 14,509 76.78%
Spanish 3,042 17.32% 3,856 20.40%
Other Indo-European* 924 5.26% 494 2.61%
Asian Language** 0 0.00% 16 0.08%
Other 0 0.00% 23 0.12%
Total Population Age 5+ 17,559 100.00% 18,898 100.00%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 1,314 34.08%
Other Indo-European* 129 26.11%
Asian Language** 12 75.00%
Other Language 0 0.00%
Total 1,455 7.70%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 1,282 42.14%
Other Indo-European* 297 32.14%
Asian Language** 0 -
Other Language 0 -
Total 1,579 8.99%

* "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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