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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 | 597,894 | 91.12% | 685,701 | 83.80% |
| Spanish | 23,207 | 3.54% | 75,173 | 9.19% |
| Other Indo-European* | 19,202 | 2.93% | 28,178 | 3.44% |
| Asian Language** | 13,015 | 1.98% | 24,009 | 2.93% |
| Other | 2,812 | 0.43% | 5,152 | 0.63% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 656,130 | 100.00% | 818,213 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 38,687 | 51.46% |
| Other Indo-European* | 8,832 | 31.34% |
| Asian Language** | 11,099 | 46.23% |
| Other Language | 1,572 | 30.51% |
| Total | 60,190 | 7.36% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 7,960 | 34.30% |
| Other Indo-European* | 5,375 | 27.99% |
| Asian Language** | 6,409 | 49.24% |
| Other Language | 846 | 30.09% |
| Total | 20,590 | 3.14% |
* "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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