Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Martin 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
10,084
100.0%
Speak only English
9,209
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
875
8.7%
Spanish
314
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
105
33.4%
Speak English "well"
35
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
140
44.6%
Speak English "not at all"
34
10.8%
Other Indo-European languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
71.1%
Speak English "well"
22
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
370
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
37.8%
Speak English "well"
169
45.7%
Speak English "not well"
61
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
58.3%
Speak English "well"
48
41.7%
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
10,084
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
875
8.7%
5 to 17 years
75
0.7%
18 to 64 years
784
7.8%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
509
5.0%
5 to 17 years
70
0.7%
18 to 64 years
439
4.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
140
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,875
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
258
3.3%
5 to 17 years
40
0.5%
18 to 64 years
218
2.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
