Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Avalon 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
2,080
100.0%
Speak only English
2,011
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
69
3.3%
Spanish
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
47.4%
Speak English "well"
4
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
6
31.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
56.5%
Speak English "well"
16
34.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
2,080
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
69
3.3%
5 to 17 years
6
0.3%
18 to 64 years
27
1.3%
65 years and over
36
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
30
1.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.5%
65 years and over
20
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,079
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
