Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Breese 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
3,843
100.0%
Speak only English
3,734
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
109
2.8%
Spanish
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
50.0%
Speak English "well"
9
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
27.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
53.3%
Speak English "well"
7
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
21
35.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
3,843
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
109
2.8%
5 to 17 years
37
1.0%
18 to 64 years
65
1.7%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
48
1.2%
5 to 17 years
23
0.6%
18 to 64 years
18
0.5%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,742
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
