Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Avon 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
10,438
100.0%
Speak only English
9,878
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
560
5.4%
Spanish
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
63.4%
Speak English "well"
6
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
24
29.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
350
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
263
75.1%
Speak English "well"
61
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
26
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
90.1%
Speak English "well"
8
9.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
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
10,438
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
560
5.4%
5 to 17 years
94
0.9%
18 to 64 years
385
3.7%
65 years and over
81
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
1.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
88
0.8%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,097
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
0.4%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
29
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
