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 | 6,738 | 95.12% | 8,462 | 96.49% |
| Spanish | 172 | 2.43% | 162 | 1.85% |
| Other Indo-European* | 139 | 1.96% | 100 | 1.14% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 0.25% | 33 | 0.38% |
| Other | 17 | 0.24% | 13 | 0.15% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 7,084 | 100.00% | 8,770 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 80 | 49.38% |
| Other Indo-European* | 10 | 10.00% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 18.18% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 96 | 1.09% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 66 | 38.37% |
| Other Indo-European* | 23 | 16.55% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 4 | 23.53% |
| Total | 93 | 1.31% |
* "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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