As of 2000,  English  was the  first language  of 87.81% of all residents, while  French comprised 4.48%,  Spanish  consisted of 3.65%,  German  made up 2.16%,  Italian  speakers made up 0.45%,  Yiddish  made up 0.36%,  Russian  was at 0.30% (even though those of  Russian   ancestry  made up 10.30% of the population),