Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Danielson 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
3,864
100.0%
Speak only English
3,458
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
406
10.5%
Spanish
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
142
74.7%
Speak English "well"
37
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
35.0%
Speak English "well"
47
38.2%
Speak English "not well"
33
26.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
51.6%
Speak English "well"
15
48.4%
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
3,864
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
406
10.5%
5 to 17 years
37
1.0%
18 to 64 years
245
6.3%
65 years and over
124
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
143
3.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.3%
18 to 64 years
105
2.7%
65 years and over
27
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,759
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
47
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
37
1.0%
65 years and over
10
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
