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 | 5,686 | 98.12% | 5,557 | 96.48% |
| Spanish | 34 | 0.59% | 101 | 1.75% |
| Other Indo-European* | 60 | 1.04% | 91 | 1.58% |
| Asian Language** | 15 | 0.26% | 9 | 0.16% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.03% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 5,795 | 100.00% | 5,760 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 35 | 34.65% |
| Other Indo-European* | 17 | 18.68% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 52 | 0.90% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 19 | 55.88% |
| Other Indo-European* | 30 | 50.00% |
| Asian Language** | 7 | 46.67% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 56 | 0.97% |
* "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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