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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 | 11,797 | 96.15% | 14,396 | 96.66% |
| Spanish | 63 | 0.51% | 155 | 1.04% |
| Other Indo-European* | 290 | 2.36% | 202 | 1.36% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 0.05% | 37 | 0.25% |
| Other | 113 | 0.92% | 103 | 0.69% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 12,269 | 100.00% | 14,893 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 56 | 36.13% |
| Other Indo-European* | 48 | 23.76% |
| Asian Language** | 16 | 43.24% |
| Other Language | 13 | 12.62% |
| Total | 133 | 0.89% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 13 | 20.63% |
| Other Indo-European* | 57 | 19.66% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 66.67% |
| Other Language | 28 | 24.78% |
| Total | 102 | 0.83% |
* "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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