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 | 3,282 | 84.07% | 5,254 | 83.84% |
| Spanish | 494 | 12.65% | 936 | 14.94% |
| Other Indo-European* | 65 | 1.66% | 55 | 0.88% |
| Asian Language** | 16 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other | 47 | 1.20% | 22 | 0.35% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 3,904 | 100.00% | 6,267 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 403 | 43.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 10 | 18.18% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 7 | 31.82% |
| Total | 420 | 6.70% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 179 | 36.23% |
| Other Indo-European* | 23 | 35.38% |
| Asian Language** | 14 | 87.50% |
| Other Language | 10 | 21.28% |
| Total | 226 | 5.79% |
* "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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