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 | 8,701 | 95.27% | 8,847 | 96.53% |
| Spanish | 31 | 0.34% | 108 | 1.18% |
| Other Indo-European* | 378 | 4.14% | 170 | 1.85% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 0.20% | 33 | 0.36% |
| Other | 5 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.08% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,133 | 100.00% | 9,165 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 32 | 29.63% |
| Other Indo-European* | 47 | 27.65% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 39.39% |
| Other Language | 2 | 28.57% |
| Total | 94 | 1.03% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 21 | 67.74% |
| Other Indo-European* | 124 | 32.80% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 72.22% |
| Other Language | 5 | 100.00% |
| Total | 163 | 1.78% |
* "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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