Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Borger 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
13,208
100.0%
Speak only English
10,854
82.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,354
17.8%
Spanish
2,220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,329
59.9%
Speak English "well"
400
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
370
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
121
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
89.7%
Speak English "well"
10
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
76.5%
Speak English "well"
4
23.5%
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
13,208
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,354
17.8%
5 to 17 years
701
5.3%
18 to 64 years
1,573
11.9%
65 years and over
80
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
915
6.9%
5 to 17 years
96
0.7%
18 to 64 years
781
5.9%
65 years and over
38
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
254
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,992
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
846
6.5%
5 to 17 years
308
2.4%
18 to 64 years
517
4.0%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
