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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
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1990 |
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2000 |
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Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
1,002,656 |
88.00% |
1,201,764 |
78.15% |
Spanish |
88,373 |
7.76% |
235,140 |
15.29% |
Other Indo-European* |
33,069 |
2.90% |
67,369 |
4.38% |
Asian Language** |
11,227 |
0.99% |
25,067 |
1.63% |
Other |
4,026 |
0.35% |
8,481 |
0.55% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
1,139,351 |
100.00% |
1,537,821 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
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Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
95,714 |
40.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
23,454 |
34.81% |
Asian Language** |
11,954 |
47.69% |
Other Language |
2,578 |
30.40% |
Total |
133,700 |
8.69% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
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Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
37,148 |
42.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,644 |
29.16% |
Asian Language** |
5,209 |
46.40% |
Other Language |
1,100 |
27.32% |
Total |
53,101 |
4.66% |
* "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). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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