Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Apex 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
18,029
100.0%
Speak only English
16,328
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,701
9.4%
Spanish
425
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
288
67.8%
Speak English "well"
75
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
39
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
23
5.4%
Other Indo-European languages
736
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
616
83.7%
Speak English "well"
78
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
29
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
13
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
477
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
345
72.3%
Speak English "well"
78
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
54
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
63.5%
Speak English "well"
18
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
18,029
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,701
9.4%
5 to 17 years
361
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,272
7.1%
65 years and over
68
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
412
2.3%
5 to 17 years
65
0.4%
18 to 64 years
338
1.9%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
107
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,967
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
248
1.4%
5 to 17 years
56
0.3%
18 to 64 years
192
1.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
