Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Parsons 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
10,712
100.0%
Speak only English
10,329
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
383
3.6%
Spanish
264
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
216
81.8%
Speak English "well"
8
3.0%
Speak English "not well"
40
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
85.7%
Speak English "well"
7
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
55.3%
Speak English "well"
21
44.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
10,712
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
383
3.6%
5 to 17 years
53
0.5%
18 to 64 years
263
2.5%
65 years and over
67
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
76
0.7%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
51
0.5%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,180
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.2%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
