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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