Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brookings 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
17,603
100.0%
Speak only English
16,516
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,087
6.2%
Spanish
346
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
274
79.2%
Speak English "well"
41
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
31
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
466
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
261
56.0%
Speak English "well"
154
33.0%
Speak English "not well"
43
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
50.3%
Speak English "well"
65
35.1%
Speak English "not well"
24
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3
1.6%
All other languages
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
90.0%
Speak English "well"
9
10.0%
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
17,603
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,087
6.2%
5 to 17 years
92
0.5%
18 to 64 years
844
4.8%
65 years and over
151
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
378
2.1%
5 to 17 years
55
0.3%
18 to 64 years
253
1.4%
65 years and over
70
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
94
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,811
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
144
1.0%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
102
0.7%
65 years and over
37
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
