Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. MacOn Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,045
100.0%
Speak only English
4,897
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
148
2.9%
Spanish
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
37.3%
Speak English "well"
31
41.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
86.0%
Speak English "well"
5
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
3
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,045
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
148
2.9%
5 to 17 years
39
0.8%
18 to 64 years
67
1.3%
65 years and over
42
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
71
1.4%
5 to 17 years
29
0.6%
18 to 64 years
42
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,783
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
36
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
