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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 | 336,626 | 96.35% | 353,594 | 95.42% |
| Spanish | 4,920 | 1.41% | 6,748 | 1.82% |
| Other Indo-European* | 4,739 | 1.36% | 5,624 | 1.52% |
| Asian Language** | 2,617 | 0.75% | 4,012 | 1.08% |
| Other | 473 | 0.14% | 605 | 0.16% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 349,375 | 100.00% | 370,583 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,426 | 35.95% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,642 | 29.20% |
| Asian Language** | 2,120 | 52.84% |
| Other Language | 204 | 33.72% |
| Total | 6,392 | 1.72% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 1,627 | 33.07% |
| Other Indo-European* | 1,284 | 27.09% |
| Asian Language** | 1,502 | 57.39% |
| Other Language | 103 | 21.78% |
| Total | 4,516 | 1.29% |
* "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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