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
5,654
100.0%
Speak only English
5,351
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
303
5.4%
Spanish
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
67.5%
Speak English "well"
23
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
15
12.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
155
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
85.8%
Speak English "well"
12
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
31.6%
Speak English "well"
13
68.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
5,654
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
303
5.4%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
253
4.5%
65 years and over
43
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
73
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
73
1.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,994
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
