Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ayden 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
4,285
100.0%
Speak only English
4,107
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
178
4.2%
Spanish
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
61.3%
Speak English "well"
11
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
24
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
10.5%
Other Indo-European languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
53.6%
Speak English "well"
2
7.1%
Speak English "not well"
11
39.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
73.1%
Speak English "well"
7
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,285
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
178
4.2%
5 to 17 years
44
1.0%
18 to 64 years
126
2.9%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
68
1.6%
5 to 17 years
15
0.4%
18 to 64 years
47
1.1%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,224
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
0.7%
5 to 17 years
9
0.2%
18 to 64 years
19
0.4%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
