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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 | 7,695 | 96.51% | 7,950 | 95.06% |
| Spanish | 163 | 2.04% | 264 | 3.16% |
| Other Indo-European* | 78 | 0.98% | 98 | 1.17% |
| Asian Language** | 16 | 0.20% | 36 | 0.43% |
| Other | 21 | 0.26% | 15 | 0.18% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 7,973 | 100.00% | 8,363 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 69 | 26.14% |
| Other Indo-European* | 31 | 31.63% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 86.11% |
| Other Language | 11 | 73.33% |
| Total | 142 | 1.70% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 58 | 35.58% |
| Other Indo-European* | 30 | 38.46% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 31.25% |
| Other Language | 15 | 71.43% |
| Total | 108 | 1.35% |
* "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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