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LANGUAGE
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 | 6,021 | 92.21% | 5,789 | 93.40% |
| Spanish | 39 | 0.60% | 43 | 0.69% |
| Other Indo-European* | 216 | 3.31% | 111 | 1.79% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 0.09% | 31 | 0.50% |
| Other | 248 | 3.80% | 224 | 3.61% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 6,530 | 100.00% | 6,198 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 7 | 16.28% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 34.23% |
| Asian Language** | 7 | 22.58% |
| Other Language | 36 | 16.07% |
| Total | 88 | 1.42% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | - |
| Other Indo-European* | 61 | 28.24% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 66.67% |
| Other Language | 54 | 21.77% |
| Total | 119 | 1.82% |
* "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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