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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 | 9,281 | 96.58% | 9,509 | 97.82% |
| Spanish | 126 | 1.31% | 113 | 1.16% |
| Other Indo-European* | 160 | 1.66% | 86 | 0.88% |
| Asian Language** | 41 | 0.43% | 4 | 0.04% |
| Other | 2 | 0.02% | 9 | 0.09% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,610 | 100.00% | 9,721 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 36 | 31.86% |
| Other Indo-European* | 18 | 20.93% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 3 | 33.33% |
| Total | 61 | 0.63% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 26 | 20.63% |
| Other Indo-European* | 35 | 21.88% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 61 | 0.63% |
* "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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