Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grants 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
8,100
100.0%
Speak only English
4,993
61.6%
Speak a language other than English
3,107
38.4%
Spanish
2,477
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,930
77.9%
Speak English "well"
399
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
143
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.2%
Other Indo-European languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
56.5%
Speak English "well"
6
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
77.1%
Speak English "well"
16
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
514
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
467
90.9%
Speak English "well"
36
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.2%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,100
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,107
38.4%
5 to 17 years
399
4.9%
18 to 64 years
2,093
25.8%
65 years and over
615
7.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
630
7.8%
5 to 17 years
94
1.2%
18 to 64 years
351
4.3%
65 years and over
185
2.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
179
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,671
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
271
3.5%
5 to 17 years
57
0.7%
18 to 64 years
145
1.9%
65 years and over
69
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
