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 | 10,247 | 93.11% | 10,469 | 95.41% |
| Spanish | 54 | 0.49% | 110 | 1.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 673 | 6.12% | 371 | 3.38% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 0.28% | 11 | 0.10% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.11% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 11,005 | 100.00% | 10,973 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 35 | 31.82% |
| Other Indo-European* | 68 | 18.33% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 18.18% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 105 | 0.96% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 14 | 25.93% |
| Other Indo-European* | 192 | 28.53% |
| Asian Language** | 8 | 25.81% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 214 | 1.94% |
* "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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