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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 | 362,978 | 94.71% | 388,742 | 90.50% |
| Spanish | 6,770 | 1.77% | 25,107 | 5.84% |
| Other Indo-European* | 10,189 | 2.66% | 8,761 | 2.04% |
| Asian Language** | 2,301 | 0.60% | 4,927 | 1.15% |
| Other | 1,014 | 0.26% | 2,024 | 0.47% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 383,252 | 100.00% | 429,561 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 13,831 | 55.09% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,482 | 28.33% |
| Asian Language** | 2,287 | 46.42% |
| Other Language | 740 | 36.56% |
| Total | 19,340 | 4.50% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,641 | 39.01% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,818 | 27.66% |
| Asian Language** | 995 | 43.24% |
| Other Language | 261 | 25.74% |
| Total | 6,715 | 1.75% |
* "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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