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 | 10,612 | 98.12% | 10,296 | 97.54% |
| Spanish | 71 | 0.66% | 151 | 1.43% |
| Other Indo-European* | 122 | 1.13% | 104 | 0.99% |
| Asian Language** | 10 | 0.09% | 5 | 0.05% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 10,815 | 100.00% | 10,556 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 22 | 14.57% |
| Other Indo-European* | 14 | 13.46% |
| Asian Language** | 3 | 60.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 39 | 0.37% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 25 | 35.21% |
| Other Indo-European* | 50 | 40.98% |
| Asian Language** | 5 | 50.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 80 | 0.74% |
* "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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