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 | 5,117 | 96.53% | 4,724 | 97.02% |
Spanish | 82 | 1.55% | 93 | 1.91% |
Other Indo-European* | 86 | 1.62% | 44 | 0.90% |
Asian Language** | 6 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.08% |
Other | 10 | 0.19% | 4 | 0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ | 5,301 | 100.00% | 4,869 | 100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
Spanish | 30 | 32.26% |
Other Indo-European* | 16 | 36.36% |
Asian Language** | 4 | 100.00% |
Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
Total | 50 | 1.03% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
Spanish | 35 | 42.68% |
Other Indo-European* | 39 | 45.35% |
Asian Language** | 4 | 66.67% |
Other Language | 10 | 100.00% |
Total | 88 | 1.66% |
* "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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