Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alfred 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
3,908
100.0%
Speak only English
3,379
86.5%
Speak a language other than English
529
13.5%
Spanish
140
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
72.9%
Speak English "well"
30
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
253
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
208
82.2%
Speak English "well"
18
7.1%
Speak English "not well"
27
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
54.8%
Speak English "well"
38
36.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
1
1.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
78.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,908
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
529
13.5%
5 to 17 years
11
0.3%
18 to 64 years
508
13.0%
65 years and over
10
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
137
3.5%
5 to 17 years
3
0.1%
18 to 64 years
131
3.4%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,044
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
16
1.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
1.3%
65 years and over
2
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
