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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 | 422,605 | 92.16% | 414,214 | 91.69% |
| Spanish | 16,632 | 3.63% | 17,572 | 3.89% |
| Other Indo-European* | 11,068 | 2.41% | 10,113 | 2.24% |
| Asian Language** | 7,334 | 1.60% | 8,713 | 1.93% |
| Other | 940 | 0.20% | 1,127 | 0.25% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 458,579 | 100.00% | 451,739 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 6,486 | 36.91% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,850 | 28.18% |
| Asian Language** | 4,566 | 52.40% |
| Other Language | 266 | 23.60% |
| Total | 14,168 | 3.14% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 7,381 | 44.38% |
| Other Indo-European* | 3,065 | 27.69% |
| Asian Language** | 4,285 | 58.43% |
| Other Language | 264 | 28.09% |
| Total | 14,995 | 3.27% |
* "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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