Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Eaton 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
7,522
100.0%
Speak only English
7,343
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
179
2.4%
Spanish
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
55.1%
Speak English "well"
22
31.9%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
8.8%
Speak English "well"
9
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
53
77.9%
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
7,522
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
179
2.4%
5 to 17 years
46
0.6%
18 to 64 years
110
1.5%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
93
1.2%
5 to 17 years
28
0.4%
18 to 64 years
53
0.7%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,147
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
0.9%
5 to 17 years
18
0.3%
18 to 64 years
44
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
