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 | 1,740 | 45.84% | 2,083 | 64.13% |
| Spanish | 18 | 0.47% | 10 | 0.31% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,030 | 53.48% | 1,147 | 35.31% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.15% |
| Other | 4 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.09% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 3,796 | 100.00% | 3,248 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 5 | 50.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 432 | 37.66% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 40.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 439 | 13.52% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2 | 11.11% |
| Other Indo-European* | 435 | 21.43% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 441 | 11.62% |
* "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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