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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 | 551,852 | 78.81% | 556,682 | 68.43% |
| Spanish | 47,523 | 6.79% | 93,760 | 11.53% |
| Other Indo-European* | 50,517 | 7.21% | 75,544 | 9.29% |
| Asian Language** | 38,923 | 5.56% | 65,111 | 8.00% |
| Other | 11,455 | 1.64% | 22,363 | 2.75% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 700,270 | 100.00% | 813,460 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 45,710 | 48.75% |
| Other Indo-European* | 21,770 | 28.82% |
| Asian Language** | 32,109 | 49.31% |
| Other Language | 5,412 | 24.20% |
| Total | 105,001 | 12.91% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 23,023 | 48.45% |
| Other Indo-European* | 14,379 | 28.46% |
| Asian Language** | 20,059 | 51.54% |
| Other Language | 2,847 | 24.85% |
| Total | 60,308 | 8.61% |
* "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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