Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Buckley 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
3,798
100.0%
Speak only English
3,630
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
168
4.4%
Spanish
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
60.3%
Speak English "well"
21
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
4
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
53.0%
Speak English "well"
7
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
24
36.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island 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%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,798
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
168
4.4%
5 to 17 years
34
0.9%
18 to 64 years
125
3.3%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
61
1.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.4%
18 to 64 years
36
0.9%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,351
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
