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 | 8,991 | 97.28% | 8,760 | 96.75% |
| Spanish | 75 | 0.81% | 115 | 1.27% |
| Other Indo-European* | 148 | 1.60% | 154 | 1.70% |
| Asian Language** | 28 | 0.30% | 23 | 0.25% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.02% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,242 | 100.00% | 9,054 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 11 | 9.57% |
| Other Indo-European* | 41 | 26.62% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 21.74% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 57 | 0.63% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 40 | 53.33% |
| Other Indo-European* | 61 | 41.22% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 7.14% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 103 | 1.11% |
* "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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