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 | 7,244 | 98.44% | 8,247 | 97.59% |
| Spanish | 61 | 0.83% | 109 | 1.29% |
| Other Indo-European* | 49 | 0.67% | 58 | 0.69% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.38% |
| Other | 5 | 0.07% | 5 | 0.06% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 7,359 | 100.00% | 8,451 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 41 | 37.61% |
| Other Indo-European* | 13 | 22.41% |
| Asian Language** | 12 | 37.50% |
| Other Language | 5 | 100.00% |
| Total | 71 | 0.84% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 6 | 9.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 8 | 16.33% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 5 | 100.00% |
| Total | 19 | 0.26% |
* "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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