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 | 5,641 | 92.26% | 7,217 | 91.30% |
| Spanish | 199 | 3.25% | 412 | 5.21% |
| Other Indo-European* | 116 | 1.90% | 67 | 0.85% |
| Asian Language** | 12 | 0.20% | 14 | 0.18% |
| Other | 146 | 2.39% | 195 | 2.47% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 6,114 | 100.00% | 7,905 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 132 | 32.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 14 | 20.90% |
| Asian Language** | 11 | 78.57% |
| Other Language | 72 | 36.92% |
| Total | 229 | 2.90% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 74 | 37.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 48 | 41.38% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 50.00% |
| Other Language | 43 | 29.45% |
| Total | 171 | 2.80% |
* "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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