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 | 7,505 | 83.89% | 7,200 | 87.32% |
| Spanish | 110 | 1.23% | 103 | 1.25% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,308 | 14.62% | 926 | 11.23% |
| Asian Language** | 13 | 0.15% | 14 | 0.17% |
| Other | 10 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.04% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 8,946 | 100.00% | 8,246 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 38 | 36.89% |
| Other Indo-European* | 163 | 17.60% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 42.86% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 207 | 2.51% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 45 | 40.91% |
| Other Indo-European* | 101 | 7.72% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 30.77% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 150 | 1.68% |
* "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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