Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Benson 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
2,730
100.0%
Speak only English
2,469
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
261
9.6%
Spanish
205
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
37.6%
Speak English "well"
36
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
56
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
36
17.6%
Other Indo-European languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
42.9%
Speak English "well"
6
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
28.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
1
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1
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
2,730
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
261
9.6%
5 to 17 years
54
2.0%
18 to 64 years
202
7.4%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
140
5.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.7%
18 to 64 years
116
4.2%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,730
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
108
4.0%
5 to 17 years
27
1.0%
18 to 64 years
81
3.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
