Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Oxford 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
13,865
100.0%
Speak only English
13,246
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
619
4.5%
Spanish
432
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
263
60.9%
Speak English "well"
102
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
67
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
71.6%
Speak English "well"
8
6.0%
Speak English "not well"
30
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
47.2%
Speak English "well"
16
30.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
22.6%
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
13,865
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
619
4.5%
5 to 17 years
109
0.8%
18 to 64 years
473
3.4%
65 years and over
37
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
235
1.7%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
227
1.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
41
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,689
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
65
0.5%
5 to 17 years
17
0.1%
18 to 64 years
48
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
