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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 | 9,604 | 97.43% | 9,623 | 95.13% |
| Spanish | 122 | 1.24% | 412 | 4.07% |
| Other Indo-European* | 119 | 1.21% | 42 | 0.42% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 0.06% | 34 | 0.34% |
| Other | 6 | 0.06% | 5 | 0.05% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,857 | 100.00% | 10,116 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 196 | 47.57% |
| Other Indo-European* | 21 | 50.00% |
| Asian Language** | 17 | 50.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 234 | 2.31% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 82 | 67.21% |
| Other Indo-European* | 24 | 20.17% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 112 | 1.14% |
* "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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