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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 | 5,117 | 91.98% | 8,035 | 89.47% |
| Spanish | 47 | 0.84% | 373 | 4.15% |
| Other Indo-European* | 399 | 7.17% | 459 | 5.11% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 82 | 0.91% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 32 | 0.36% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 5,563 | 100.00% | 8,981 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 201 | 53.89% |
| Other Indo-European* | 151 | 32.90% |
| Asian Language** | 34 | 41.46% |
| Other Language | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 386 | 4.30% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 19 | 40.43% |
| Other Indo-European* | 87 | 21.80% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 106 | 1.91% |
* "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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