Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cut Off 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
5,169
100.0%
Speak only English
3,248
62.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,921
37.2%
Spanish
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
19.5%
Speak English "well"
31
37.8%
Speak English "not well"
26
31.7%
Speak English "not at all"
9
11.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,793
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,433
79.9%
Speak English "well"
281
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
79
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
20
43.5%
Speak English "not well"
26
56.5%
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
5,169
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,921
37.2%
5 to 17 years
103
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,286
24.9%
65 years and over
532
10.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
472
9.1%
5 to 17 years
20
0.4%
18 to 64 years
222
4.3%
65 years and over
230
4.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
167
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,155
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
360
7.0%
5 to 17 years
72
1.4%
18 to 64 years
129
2.5%
65 years and over
159
3.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
