Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Price 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
7,565
100.0%
Speak only English
6,820
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
745
9.8%
Spanish
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
286
75.7%
Speak English "well"
52
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
26
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
263
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
219
83.3%
Speak English "well"
23
8.7%
Speak English "not well"
15
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
63.4%
Speak English "well"
26
36.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
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
7,565
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
745
9.8%
5 to 17 years
121
1.6%
18 to 64 years
408
5.4%
65 years and over
216
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
162
2.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
106
1.4%
65 years and over
40
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
45
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,065
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
104
1.5%
5 to 17 years
40
0.6%
18 to 64 years
46
0.7%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
