Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edwards 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
7,764
100.0%
Speak only English
5,319
68.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,445
31.5%
Spanish
2,174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,062
48.9%
Speak English "well"
445
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
526
24.2%
Speak English "not at all"
141
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
271
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
79.3%
Speak English "well"
23
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
23
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
7,764
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,445
31.5%
5 to 17 years
575
7.4%
18 to 64 years
1,845
23.8%
65 years and over
25
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,168
15.0%
5 to 17 years
301
3.9%
18 to 64 years
858
11.1%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
150
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,761
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
714
9.2%
5 to 17 years
196
2.5%
18 to 64 years
509
6.6%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
