Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Baker 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
12,460
100.0%
Speak only English
11,907
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
553
4.4%
Spanish
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
89.9%
Speak English "well"
8
3.5%
Speak English "not well"
15
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
237
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
195
82.3%
Speak English "well"
30
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
12
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
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
12,460
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
553
4.4%
5 to 17 years
127
1.0%
18 to 64 years
333
2.7%
65 years and over
93
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
65
0.5%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
51
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,351
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.1%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
