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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 | 8,344 | 98.55% | 8,522 | 98.11% |
| Spanish | 49 | 0.58% | 80 | 0.92% |
| Other Indo-European* | 74 | 0.87% | 61 | 0.70% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.15% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.12% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 8,467 | 100.00% | 8,686 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 36 | 45.00% |
| Other Indo-European* | 25 | 40.98% |
| Asian Language** | 2 | 15.38% |
| Other Language | 9 | 90.00% |
| Total | 72 | 0.83% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 26 | 53.06% |
| Other Indo-European* | 20 | 27.03% |
| Asian Language** | 0 | - |
| Other Language | 0 | - |
| Total | 46 | 0.54% |
* "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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