Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Emerson 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
6,691
100.0%
Speak only English
5,253
78.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,438
21.5%
Spanish
304
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
61.8%
Speak English "well"
75
24.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
41
13.5%
Other Indo-European languages
610
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
445
73.0%
Speak English "well"
134
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
31
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
379
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
222
58.6%
Speak English "well"
126
33.2%
Speak English "not well"
25
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.6%
All other languages
145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
35.2%
Speak English "well"
69
47.6%
Speak English "not well"
25
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,691
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,438
21.5%
5 to 17 years
273
4.1%
18 to 64 years
904
13.5%
65 years and over
261
3.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
532
8.0%
5 to 17 years
69
1.0%
18 to 64 years
368
5.5%
65 years and over
95
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
50
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,398
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
129
2.0%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
97
1.5%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
