Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Golden 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
16,335
100.0%
Speak only English
14,617
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,718
10.5%
Spanish
746
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
545
73.1%
Speak English "well"
132
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
62
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
527
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
458
86.9%
Speak English "well"
56
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
13
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
439
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
227
51.7%
Speak English "well"
173
39.4%
Speak English "not well"
39
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
16,335
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,718
10.5%
5 to 17 years
297
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,347
8.2%
65 years and over
74
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
482
3.0%
5 to 17 years
110
0.7%
18 to 64 years
372
2.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
126
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,038
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
305
2.0%
5 to 17 years
83
0.6%
18 to 64 years
222
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
