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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 42,243 97.62% 41,206 97.62%
Spanish 595 1.37% 487 1.15%
Other Indo-European* 357 0.82% 384 0.91%
Asian Language** 49 0.11% 108 0.26%
Other 29 0.07% 24 0.06%
Total Population Age 5+ 43,273 100.00% 42,209 100.00%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 134 27.52%
Other Indo-European* 66 17.19%
Asian Language** 57 52.78%
Other Language 0 0.00%
Total 257 0.61%

Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
Language Spoken at Home: Number Percent
Spanish 201 33.78%
Other Indo-European* 65 18.21%
Asian Language** 0 -
Other Language 0 -
Total 266 0.61%

* "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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