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 | 9,645 | 89.35% | 10,842 | 89.08% |
| Spanish | 52 | 0.48% | 9 | 0.07% |
| Other Indo-European* | 521 | 4.83% | 483 | 3.97% |
| Asian Language** | 33 | 0.31% | 39 | 0.32% |
| Other | 544 | 5.04% | 798 | 6.56% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 10,795 | 100.00% | 12,171 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 364 | 75.36% |
| Asian Language** | 22 | 56.41% |
| Other Language | 190 | 23.81% |
| Total | 576 | 4.73% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | - |
| Other Indo-European* | 371 | 71.21% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 39.39% |
| Other Language | 92 | 16.91% |
| Total | 476 | 4.41% |
* "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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