Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Scott 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
7,119
100.0%
Speak only English
5,423
76.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,696
23.8%
Spanish
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
70.1%
Speak English "well"
8
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
31
18.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,435
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,118
77.9%
Speak English "well"
244
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
73
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
26.6%
Speak English "well"
38
48.1%
Speak English "not well"
20
25.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,119
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,696
23.8%
5 to 17 years
138
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,128
15.8%
65 years and over
430
6.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
424
6.0%
5 to 17 years
35
0.5%
18 to 64 years
211
3.0%
65 years and over
178
2.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
152
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,119
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
212
3.0%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
101
1.4%
65 years and over
92
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
