Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Arnold 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
18,827
100.0%
Speak only English
18,295
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
532
2.8%
Spanish
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
55.6%
Speak English "well"
24
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
39
27.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
336
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
75.0%
Speak English "well"
29
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
45
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
74.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
25.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
18,827
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
532
2.8%
5 to 17 years
51
0.3%
18 to 64 years
383
2.0%
65 years and over
98
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
158
0.8%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
121
0.6%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,588
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
11
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
