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
74,769
100.0%
Speak only English
71,291
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
3,478
4.7%
Spanish
1,229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
889
72.3%
Speak English "well"
181
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
147
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,689
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,194
70.7%
Speak English "well"
297
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
189
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
43.1%
Speak English "well"
81
38.8%
Speak English "not well"
38
18.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
351
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
204
58.1%
Speak English "well"
103
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
13
3.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
74,769
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,478
4.7%
5 to 17 years
546
0.7%
18 to 64 years
2,213
3.0%
65 years and over
719
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,101
1.5%
5 to 17 years
176
0.2%
18 to 64 years
670
0.9%
65 years and over
255
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
273
Population 5 years and over in households*
71,736
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
459
0.6%
5 to 17 years
68
0.1%
18 to 64 years
229
0.3%
65 years and over
162
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
