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 | 1,255 | 88.94% | 1,390 | 89.27% |
| Spanish | 102 | 7.23% | 109 | 7.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 29 | 2.06% | 18 | 1.16% |
| Asian Language** | 4 | 0.28% | 17 | 1.09% |
| Other | 21 | 1.49% | 23 | 1.48% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 1,411 | 100.00% | 1,557 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 63 | 57.80% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2 | 11.11% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 35.29% |
| Other Language | 8 | 34.78% |
| Total | 79 | 5.07% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 40 | 39.22% |
| Other Indo-European* | 8 | 27.59% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 2 | 9.52% |
| Total | 50 | 3.54% |
* "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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