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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 | 802,001 | 75.18% | 957,094 | 67.12% |
| Spanish | 210,390 | 19.72% | 394,322 | 27.65% |
| Other Indo-European* | 25,666 | 2.41% | 29,876 | 2.10% |
| Asian Language** | 24,923 | 2.34% | 37,242 | 2.61% |
| Other | 3,849 | 0.36% | 7,393 | 0.52% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 1,066,829 | 100.00% | 1,425,927 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 196,446 | 49.82% |
| Other Indo-European* | 7,811 | 26.14% |
| Asian Language** | 15,538 | 41.72% |
| Other Language | 2,204 | 29.81% |
| Total | 221,999 | 15.57% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 103,624 | 49.25% |
| Other Indo-European* | 6,231 | 24.28% |
| Asian Language** | 11,029 | 44.25% |
| Other Language | 1,215 | 31.57% |
| Total | 122,099 | 11.45% |
* "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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