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LANGUAGE
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 |
5,487 |
96.36% |
5,432 |
95.20% |
Spanish |
32 |
0.56% |
37 |
0.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
48 |
0.84% |
30 |
0.53% |
Asian Language** |
29 |
0.51% |
21 |
0.37% |
Other |
98 |
1.72% |
186 |
3.26% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
5,694 |
100.00% |
5,706 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4 |
10.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
3 |
10.00% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
19.05% |
Other Language |
35 |
18.82% |
Total |
46 |
0.81% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7 |
21.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
3 |
6.25% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
28 |
28.57% |
Total |
38 |
0.67% |
* "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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