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 | 5,451 | 93.89% | 4,998 | 92.66% |
| Spanish | 32 | 0.55% | 24 | 0.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 154 | 2.65% | 77 | 1.43% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 48 | 0.89% |
| Other | 169 | 2.91% | 247 | 4.58% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 5,806 | 100.00% | 5,394 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 5 | 20.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 20 | 25.97% |
| Asian Language** | 26 | 54.17% |
| Other Language | 69 | 27.94% |
| Total | 120 | 2.22% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1 | 3.13% |
| Other Indo-European* | 50 | 32.47% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 59 | 34.91% |
| Total | 110 | 1.89% |
* "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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