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 | 11,103 | 96.35% | 18,623 | 96.00% |
| Spanish | 117 | 1.02% | 323 | 1.67% |
| Other Indo-European* | 282 | 2.45% | 383 | 1.97% |
| Asian Language** | 11 | 0.10% | 26 | 0.13% |
| Other | 11 | 0.10% | 44 | 0.23% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 11,524 | 100.00% | 19,399 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 99 | 30.65% |
| Other Indo-European* | 34 | 8.88% |
| Asian Language** | 8 | 30.77% |
| Other Language | 3 | 6.82% |
| Total | 144 | 0.74% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 15 | 12.82% |
| Other Indo-European* | 37 | 13.12% |
| Asian Language** | 11 | 100.00% |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 63 | 0.55% |
* "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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