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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 | 21,999 | 90.71% | 33,173 | 91.52% |
| Spanish | 1,567 | 6.46% | 2,324 | 6.41% |
| Other Indo-European* | 468 | 1.93% | 409 | 1.13% |
| Asian Language** | 118 | 0.49% | 154 | 0.42% |
| Other | 101 | 0.42% | 185 | 0.51% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 24,253 | 100.00% | 36,245 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1,150 | 49.48% |
| Other Indo-European* | 120 | 29.34% |
| Asian Language** | 64 | 41.56% |
| Other Language | 33 | 17.84% |
| Total | 1,367 | 3.77% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 713 | 45.50% |
| Other Indo-European* | 66 | 14.10% |
| Asian Language** | 29 | 24.58% |
| Other Language | 42 | 41.58% |
| Total | 850 | 3.50% |
* "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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