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LANGUAGE
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 | 6,111 | 96.21% | 5,875 | 94.24% |
| Spanish | 87 | 1.37% | 90 | 1.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 76 | 1.20% | 87 | 1.40% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 0.03% | 99 | 1.59% |
| Other | 76 | 1.20% | 83 | 1.33% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 6,352 | 100.00% | 6,234 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 22 | 24.44% |
| Other Indo-European* | 18 | 20.69% |
| Asian Language** | 71 | 71.72% |
| Other Language | 5 | 6.02% |
| Total | 116 | 1.86% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 11 | 12.64% |
| Other Indo-European* | 11 | 14.47% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 6 | 7.89% |
| Total | 30 | 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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