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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 | 600,224 | 96.86% | 611,664 | 94.54% |
| Spanish | 6,779 | 1.09% | 14,815 | 2.29% |
| Other Indo-European* | 8,473 | 1.37% | 12,089 | 1.87% |
| Asian Language** | 2,920 | 0.47% | 6,121 | 0.95% |
| Other | 1,301 | 0.21% | 2,319 | 0.36% |
| Total Population Age 5+ | 619,697 | 100.00% | 647,008 | 100.00% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 6,689 | 45.15% |
| Other Indo-European* | 4,251 | 35.16% |
| Asian Language** | 3,172 | 51.82% |
| Other Language | 938 | 40.45% |
| Total | 15,050 | 2.33% |
| Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990 | ||
| Language Spoken at Home: | Number | Percent |
| Spanish | 2,193 | 32.35% |
| Other Indo-European* | 2,399 | 28.31% |
| Asian Language** | 1,573 | 53.87% |
| Other Language | 265 | 20.37% |
| Total | 6,430 | 1.04% |
* "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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