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 | 5,589 | 96.50% | 5,620 | 97.37% |
| Spanish | 52 | 0.90% | 60 | 1.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 76 | 1.31% | 38 | 0.66% |
| Asian Language** | 15 | 0.26% | 10 | 0.17% |
| Other | 60 | 1.04% | 44 | 0.76% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 5,792 | 100.00% | 5,772 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 21 | 35.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 9 | 23.68% |
| Asian Language** | 3 | 30.00% |
| Other Language | 22 | 50.00% |
| Total | 55 | 0.95% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 22 | 42.31% |
| Other Indo-European* | 40 | 52.63% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 86.67% |
| Other Language | 5 | 8.33% |
| Total | 80 | 1.38% |
* "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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