As of the census of 2000, 458,336 people, 181,153 households, and 115,394 families resided in the county.  The population density was 587 people per square mile (227/km²).  There were 196,633 housing units at an average density of 252 per square mile (97/km²).  The Race (United States Census) of the county was 84.78% White, 9.38% African American, 0.86% Native American, 2.09% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.44% of the population. About 17.5% were of Italian people, 16.2% Irish people, 12.4% Germans, 9.4% English people, and 6.0% Polish people ancestry according to Census 2000, and 91.4% spoke English language, 2.4% Spanish language and 1.1% Italian language as their first language.

Question: Which language had less speakers, Spanish or Italian?
Answer: Italian

Question: Which group made up more of the population, Germans or Polish?
Answer: Germans

Question: How many more percent of people spoke English than Italian in 2000?
Answer: 90.3

Question: How many more percent of people spoke Spanish than Italian as their first language in 2000?
Answer: 1.3

Question: Were there more Italian or German residents in 2000?
Answer: Italian

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't white?
Answer: 15.22

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't African American?
Answer: 90.62

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Native American?
Answer: 99.14

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Asian?
Answer: 97.91

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Pacific islander?
Answer: 99.97

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't from two or more races?
Answer: 98.03

Question: Which group from the census is larger: Irish or Germans?
Answer: Irish

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: Irish or Germans?
Answer: Germans

Question: Which group from the census is larger: Irish or Polish?
Answer: Irish

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: Irish or Polish?
Answer: Polish

Question: Which group from the census is larger: Germans or Polish?
Answer: Germans

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: Germans or Polish?
Answer: Polish

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't white?
Answer: 15.22

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't African American?
Answer: 90.62

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Native American?
Answer: 99.14

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Asian?
Answer: 97.91

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't Pacific islander?
Answer: 99.97

Question: How many in percent from the census weren't from two or more races?
Answer: 98.03

Question: Which group from the census is larger: White or African American?
Answer: White

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: White or African American?
Answer: African American

Question: Which group from the census is larger: White or Native American?
Answer: White

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: White or Native American?
Answer: Native American

Question: Which group from the census is larger: Italian or Irish?
Answer: Italian

Question: Which group from the census is smaller: Italian or Irish?
Answer: Irish

Question: Were there more families or households in the county?
Answer: households

Question: How many more households than families were in the county in 2000?
Answer: 65759

Question: Which race was the most populous?
Answer: White

Question: Which race had the fewest residents in the county?
Answer: Pacific Islander

Question: Which ethnic background had the largest population?
Answer: Italian

Question: What was the most common language spoken in the county?
Answer: English

Question: Which nationality was the third highest population?
Answer: Germans