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 | 1,801 | 62.56% | 2,712 | 70.79% |
| Spanish | 1,009 | 35.05% | 1,075 | 28.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 61 | 2.12% | 36 | 0.94% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.21% |
| Other | 8 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 2,879 | 100.00% | 3,831 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 351 | 32.65% |
| Other Indo-European* | 10 | 27.78% |
| Asian Language** | 8 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 369 | 9.63% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 503 | 49.85% |
| Other Indo-European* | 11 | 18.03% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 514 | 17.85% |
* "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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