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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 | 8,402 | 93.00% | 7,928 | 88.68% |
| Spanish | 425 | 4.70% | 765 | 8.56% |
| Other Indo-European* | 121 | 1.34% | 120 | 1.34% |
| Asian Language** | 21 | 0.23% | 32 | 0.36% |
| Other | 65 | 0.72% | 95 | 1.06% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,034 | 100.00% | 8,940 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 370 | 48.37% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2 | 1.67% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 15.63% |
| Other Language | 16 | 16.84% |
| Total | 393 | 4.40% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 187 | 44.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 28 | 23.14% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 23.81% |
| Other Language | 12 | 18.46% |
| Total | 232 | 2.57% |
* "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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