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 | 3,912 | 93.12% | 3,853 | 94.83% |
| Spanish | 54 | 1.29% | 29 | 0.71% |
| Other Indo-European* | 229 | 5.45% | 148 | 3.64% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 0.30% |
| Other | 6 | 0.14% | 21 | 0.52% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 4,201 | 100.00% | 4,063 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 7 | 24.14% |
| Other Indo-European* | 40 | 27.03% |
| Asian Language** | 6 | 50.00% |
| Other Language | 19 | 90.48% |
| Total | 72 | 1.77% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 6 | 11.11% |
| Other Indo-European* | 50 | 21.83% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 56 | 1.33% |
* "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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