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 | 1,617 | 70.77% | 1,519 | 58.74% |
| Spanish | 129 | 5.65% | 332 | 12.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 60 | 2.63% | 14 | 0.54% |
| Asian Language** | 434 | 18.99% | 671 | 25.95% |
| Other | 45 | 1.97% | 50 | 1.93% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 2,285 | 100.00% | 2,586 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 135 | 40.66% |
| Other Indo-European* | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian Language** | 462 | 68.85% |
| Other Language | 13 | 26.00% |
| Total | 610 | 23.59% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 102 | 79.07% |
| Other Indo-European* | 43 | 71.67% |
| Asian Language** | 264 | 60.83% |
| Other Language | 15 | 33.33% |
| Total | 424 | 18.56% |
* "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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