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
11,999
100.0%
Speak only English
11,752
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
247
2.1%
Spanish
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
37.8%
Speak English "well"
50
37.0%
Speak English "not well"
29
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
5
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
91.0%
Speak English "well"
6
9.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
65.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
34.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
11,999
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
247
2.1%
5 to 17 years
49
0.4%
18 to 64 years
192
1.6%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
105
0.9%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
89
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,311
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
32
0.3%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
18
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
