Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burton 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
28,104
100.0%
Speak only English
26,813
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,291
4.6%
Spanish
448
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
306
68.3%
Speak English "well"
53
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
81
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.8%
Other Indo-European languages
515
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
378
73.4%
Speak English "well"
91
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
35
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
11
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
169
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
39.1%
Speak English "well"
51
30.2%
Speak English "not well"
23
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
29
17.2%
All other languages
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
69.8%
Speak English "well"
40
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,104
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,291
4.6%
5 to 17 years
247
0.9%
18 to 64 years
746
2.7%
65 years and over
298
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
430
1.5%
5 to 17 years
97
0.3%
18 to 64 years
228
0.8%
65 years and over
105
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
123
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,996
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
217
0.8%
5 to 17 years
33
0.1%
18 to 64 years
103
0.4%
65 years and over
81
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
