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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 | 2,795 | 84.67% | 3,170 | 87.91% |
| Spanish | 8 | 0.24% | 30 | 0.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 76 | 2.30% | 27 | 0.75% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 0.06% | 14 | 0.39% |
| Other | 420 | 12.72% | 365 | 10.12% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 3,301 | 100.00% | 3,606 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 28.57% |
| Other Language | 32 | 8.77% |
| Total | 36 | 1.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 0 | - |
| Other Indo-European* | 3 | 3.95% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 127 | 30.24% |
| Total | 130 | 3.94% |
* "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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