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 | 13,295 | 98.07% | 13,433 | 98.01% |
| Spanish | 90 | 0.66% | 129 | 0.94% |
| Other Indo-European* | 146 | 1.08% | 82 | 0.60% |
| Asian Language** | 19 | 0.14% | 62 | 0.45% |
| Other | 6 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 13,556 | 100.00% | 13,706 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 31 | 24.03% |
| Other Indo-European* | 6 | 7.32% |
| Asian Language** | 25 | 40.32% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 62 | 0.45% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 18.89% |
| Other Indo-European* | 22 | 15.07% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 39 | 0.29% |
* "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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