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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 | 24,479 | 97.88% | 25,123 | 98.19% |
| Spanish | 224 | 0.90% | 192 | 0.75% |
| Other Indo-European* | 255 | 1.02% | 183 | 0.72% |
| Asian Language** | 52 | 0.21% | 77 | 0.30% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.05% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 25,010 | 100.00% | 25,587 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 50 | 26.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 44 | 24.04% |
| Asian Language** | 57 | 74.03% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 151 | 0.59% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 43 | 19.20% |
| Other Indo-European* | 110 | 43.14% |
| Asian Language** | 12 | 23.08% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 165 | 0.66% |
* "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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