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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 | 949,117 | 96.68% | 1,072,753 | 91.73% |
| Spanish | 13,871 | 1.41% | 64,792 | 5.54% |
| Other Indo-European* | 13,190 | 1.34% | 16,968 | 1.45% |
| Asian Language** | 4,373 | 0.45% | 11,201 | 0.96% |
| Other | 1,108 | 0.11% | 3,754 | 0.32% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 981,659 | 100.00% | 1,169,468 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 40,662 | 62.76% |
| Other Indo-European* | 5,314 | 31.32% |
| Asian Language** | 6,303 | 56.27% |
| Other Language | 1,357 | 36.15% |
| Total | 53,636 | 4.59% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 5,407 | 38.98% |
| Other Indo-European* | 4,214 | 31.95% |
| Asian Language** | 2,556 | 58.45% |
| Other Language | 398 | 35.92% |
| Total | 12,575 | 1.28% |
* "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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