Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Garner 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
16,423
100.0%
Speak only English
15,154
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,269
7.7%
Spanish
763
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
298
39.1%
Speak English "well"
106
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
164
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
195
25.6%
Other Indo-European languages
342
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
220
64.3%
Speak English "well"
93
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
29
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
36.7%
Speak English "well"
49
45.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
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
16,423
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,269
7.7%
5 to 17 years
231
1.4%
18 to 64 years
998
6.1%
65 years and over
40
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
656
4.0%
5 to 17 years
62
0.4%
18 to 64 years
566
3.4%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
159
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,132
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
468
2.9%
5 to 17 years
68
0.4%
18 to 64 years
400
2.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
