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 | 9,019 | 93.94% | 12,428 | 93.40% |
| Spanish | 301 | 3.14% | 558 | 4.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 216 | 2.25% | 307 | 2.31% |
| Asian Language** | 54 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.10% |
| Other | 11 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,601 | 100.00% | 13,306 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 246 | 44.09% |
| Other Indo-European* | 113 | 36.81% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 15.38% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 361 | 2.71% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 86 | 28.57% |
| Other Indo-European* | 56 | 25.93% |
| Asian Language** | 42 | 77.78% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 184 | 1.92% |
* "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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