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 | 9,011 | 91.88% | 9,113 | 93.33% |
| Spanish | 35 | 0.36% | 62 | 0.63% |
| Other Indo-European* | 251 | 2.56% | 144 | 1.47% |
| Asian Language** | 10 | 0.10% | 23 | 0.24% |
| Other | 500 | 5.10% | 422 | 4.32% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,807 | 100.00% | 9,764 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 21 | 33.87% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 26.39% |
| Asian Language** | 9 | 39.13% |
| Other Language | 65 | 15.40% |
| Total | 133 | 1.36% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 17 | 48.57% |
| Other Indo-European* | 41 | 16.33% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 109 | 21.80% |
| Total | 167 | 1.70% |
* "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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