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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 | 33,819 | 91.90% | 34,528 | 89.01% |
| Spanish | 446 | 1.21% | 1,239 | 3.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,011 | 2.75% | 1,158 | 2.99% |
| Asian Language** | 1,301 | 3.54% | 1,707 | 4.40% |
| Other | 223 | 0.61% | 157 | 0.40% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 36,800 | 100.00% | 38,789 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 345 | 27.85% |
| Other Indo-European* | 221 | 19.08% |
| Asian Language** | 918 | 53.78% |
| Other Language | 32 | 20.38% |
| Total | 1,516 | 3.91% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 99 | 22.20% |
| Other Indo-European* | 194 | 19.19% |
| Asian Language** | 671 | 51.58% |
| Other Language | 55 | 24.66% |
| Total | 1,019 | 2.77% |
* "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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