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 | 5,594 | 96.82% | 6,102 | 97.09% |
| Spanish | 24 | 0.42% | 61 | 0.97% |
| Other Indo-European* | 146 | 2.53% | 116 | 1.85% |
| Asian Language** | 7 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.02% |
| Other | 7 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.08% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 5,778 | 100.00% | 6,285 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 27.87% |
| Other Indo-European* | 37 | 31.90% |
| Asian Language** | 1 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 5 | 100.00% |
| Total | 60 | 0.95% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 11 | 45.83% |
| Other Indo-European* | 8 | 5.48% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 28.57% |
| Other Language | 3 | 42.86% |
| Total | 24 | 0.42% |
* "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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