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
19,396
100.0%
Speak only English
16,980
87.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,416
12.5%
Spanish
307
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
238
77.5%
Speak English "well"
51
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
9
2.9%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,652
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,294
78.3%
Speak English "well"
245
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
102
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
362
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
214
59.1%
Speak English "well"
73
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
64
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.0%
All other languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
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
19,396
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,416
12.5%
5 to 17 years
449
2.3%
18 to 64 years
1,590
8.2%
65 years and over
377
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
575
3.0%
5 to 17 years
24
0.1%
18 to 64 years
421
2.2%
65 years and over
130
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,955
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
211
1.1%
5 to 17 years
33
0.2%
18 to 64 years
115
0.6%
65 years and over
63
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
