Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dunn 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
8,565
100.0%
Speak only English
8,195
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
370
4.3%
Spanish
294
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
169
57.5%
Speak English "well"
41
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
65
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
19
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
80.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
8
11.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
100.0%
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
8,565
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
370
4.3%
5 to 17 years
52
0.6%
18 to 64 years
304
3.5%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
145
1.7%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
116
1.4%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,358
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
89
1.1%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
67
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
