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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 | 364,448 | 95.27% | 418,281 | 94.09% |
| Spanish | 6,295 | 1.65% | 12,152 | 2.73% |
| Other Indo-European* | 7,910 | 2.07% | 8,391 | 1.89% |
| Asian Language** | 3,526 | 0.92% | 4,836 | 1.09% |
| Other | 366 | 0.10% | 879 | 0.20% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 382,545 | 100.00% | 444,539 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 4,568 | 37.59% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,931 | 23.01% |
| Asian Language** | 1,941 | 40.14% |
| Other Language | 175 | 19.91% |
| Total | 8,615 | 1.94% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,285 | 36.30% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,965 | 24.84% |
| Asian Language** | 1,753 | 49.72% |
| Other Language | 111 | 30.33% |
| Total | 6,114 | 1.60% |
* "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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