Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kennett 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
10,375
100.0%
Speak only English
10,088
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
287
2.8%
Spanish
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
41.0%
Speak English "well"
20
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
40
24.8%
Speak English "not at all"
35
21.7%
Other Indo-European languages
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
52.2%
Speak English "well"
11
12.2%
Speak English "not well"
24
26.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
8.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
10.0%
Speak English "well"
18
90.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
68.8%
Speak English "well"
5
31.3%
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
10,375
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
287
2.8%
5 to 17 years
83
0.8%
18 to 64 years
189
1.8%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
161
1.6%
5 to 17 years
54
0.5%
18 to 64 years
97
0.9%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,005
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
79
0.8%
5 to 17 years
23
0.2%
18 to 64 years
54
0.5%
65 years and over
2
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
