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
11,197
100.0%
Speak only English
10,542
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
655
5.8%
Spanish
289
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
37.0%
Speak English "well"
57
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
125
43.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
211
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
203
96.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
92.6%
Speak English "well"
9
7.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
11,197
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
655
5.8%
5 to 17 years
47
0.4%
18 to 64 years
588
5.3%
65 years and over
20
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
199
1.8%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
189
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,382
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
