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 | 13,811 | 97.49% | 13,519 | 97.29% |
| Spanish | 134 | 0.95% | 237 | 1.71% |
| Other Indo-European* | 221 | 1.56% | 110 | 0.79% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 29 | 0.21% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 14,166 | 100.00% | 13,895 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 82 | 34.60% |
| Other Indo-European* | 12 | 10.91% |
| Asian Language** | 3 | 10.34% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 97 | 0.70% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 12.69% |
| Other Indo-European* | 49 | 22.17% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 66 | 0.47% |
* "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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