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 | 6,166 | 94.59% | 6,735 | 94.01% |
| Spanish | 172 | 2.64% | 207 | 2.89% |
| Other Indo-European* | 38 | 0.58% | 64 | 0.89% |
| Asian Language** | 34 | 0.52% | 28 | 0.39% |
| Other | 109 | 1.67% | 130 | 1.81% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 6,519 | 100.00% | 7,164 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 72 | 34.78% |
| Other Indo-European* | 12 | 18.75% |
| Asian Language** | 12 | 42.86% |
| Other Language | 15 | 11.54% |
| Total | 111 | 1.55% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 63 | 36.63% |
| Other Indo-European* | 20 | 52.63% |
| Asian Language** | 15 | 44.12% |
| Other Language | 60 | 55.05% |
| Total | 158 | 2.42% |
* "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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