Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Roy 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
29,563
100.0%
Speak only English
27,288
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,275
7.7%
Spanish
1,399
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
993
71.0%
Speak English "well"
249
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
134
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
23
1.6%
Other Indo-European languages
406
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
270
66.5%
Speak English "well"
103
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
33
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
433
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
271
62.6%
Speak English "well"
91
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
64
14.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.6%
All other languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
91.9%
Speak English "well"
3
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
29,563
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,275
7.7%
5 to 17 years
525
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,611
5.4%
65 years and over
139
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
707
2.4%
5 to 17 years
149
0.5%
18 to 64 years
523
1.8%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
105
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,391
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
295
1.0%
5 to 17 years
122
0.4%
18 to 64 years
157
0.5%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
