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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 | 11,319 | 98.35% | 12,502 | 97.13% |
| Spanish | 53 | 0.46% | 156 | 1.21% |
| Other Indo-European* | 98 | 0.85% | 127 | 0.99% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 0.16% | 40 | 0.31% |
| Other | 21 | 0.18% | 46 | 0.36% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 11,509 | 100.00% | 12,871 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 57 | 36.54% |
| Other Indo-European* | 40 | 31.50% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 45.00% |
| Other Language | 25 | 54.35% |
| Total | 140 | 1.09% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 32.08% |
| Other Indo-European* | 34 | 34.69% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 33.33% |
| Other Language | 2 | 9.52% |
| Total | 59 | 0.51% |
* "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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