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 | 11,152 | 95.02% | 10,792 | 96.77% |
| Spanish | 85 | 0.72% | 87 | 0.78% |
| Other Indo-European* | 469 | 4.00% | 251 | 2.25% |
| Asian Language** | 20 | 0.17% | 9 | 0.08% |
| Other | 10 | 0.09% | 13 | 0.12% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 11,736 | 100.00% | 11,152 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 25 | 28.74% |
| Other Indo-European* | 72 | 28.69% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 22.22% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 99 | 0.89% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 22 | 25.88% |
| Other Indo-European* | 124 | 26.44% |
| Asian Language** | 16 | 80.00% |
| Other Language | 5 | 50.00% |
| Total | 167 | 1.42% |
* "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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