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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 | 16,957 | 97.99% | 16,075 | 97.55% |
| Spanish | 95 | 0.55% | 174 | 1.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 179 | 1.03% | 152 | 0.92% |
| Asian Language** | 57 | 0.33% | 78 | 0.47% |
| Other | 16 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 17,304 | 100.00% | 16,479 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 70 | 40.23% |
| Other Indo-European* | 33 | 21.71% |
| Asian Language** | 51 | 65.38% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 154 | 0.93% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 14 | 14.74% |
| Other Indo-European* | 46 | 25.70% |
| Asian Language** | 50 | 87.72% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 110 | 0.64% |
* "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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