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 | 9,043 | 95.62% | 12,878 | 95.12% |
| Spanish | 145 | 1.53% | 296 | 2.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 201 | 2.13% | 267 | 1.97% |
| Asian Language** | 48 | 0.51% | 68 | 0.50% |
| Other | 20 | 0.21% | 30 | 0.22% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 9,457 | 100.00% | 13,539 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 99 | 33.45% |
| Other Indo-European* | 59 | 22.10% |
| Asian Language** | 31 | 45.59% |
| Other Language | 19 | 63.33% |
| Total | 208 | 1.54% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 26 | 17.93% |
| Other Indo-European* | 23 | 11.44% |
| Asian Language** | 18 | 37.50% |
| Other Language | 10 | 50.00% |
| Total | 77 | 0.81% |
* "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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