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 | 3,290 | 89.52% | 3,133 | 92.17% |
| Spanish | 11 | 0.30% | 22 | 0.65% |
| Other Indo-European* | 340 | 9.25% | 169 | 4.97% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 0.05% | 6 | 0.18% |
| Other | 32 | 0.87% | 69 | 2.03% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 3,675 | 100.00% | 3,399 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 12 | 54.55% |
| Other Indo-European* | 46 | 27.22% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 33.33% |
| Other Language | 16 | 23.19% |
| Total | 76 | 2.24% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | - |
| Other Indo-European* | 69 | 20.29% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 4 | 12.50% |
| Total | 73 | 1.99% |
* "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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