Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canton 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
3,056
100.0%
Speak only English
2,905
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
151
4.9%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
78.5%
Speak English "well"
8
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
9
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
3
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
8
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
13
36.1%
Speak English "not at all"
15
41.7%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
3,056
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
151
4.9%
5 to 17 years
35
1.1%
18 to 64 years
108
3.5%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
56
1.8%
5 to 17 years
17
0.6%
18 to 64 years
31
1.0%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,740
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
1.3%
5 to 17 years
8
0.3%
18 to 64 years
20
0.7%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
