Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Delphi 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
2,726
100.0%
Speak only English
2,354
86.4%
Speak a language other than English
372
13.6%
Spanish
338
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
37.6%
Speak English "well"
86
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
44
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
81
24.0%
Other Indo-European languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
58.8%
Speak English "well"
9
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
5
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,726
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
372
13.6%
5 to 17 years
102
3.7%
18 to 64 years
256
9.4%
65 years and over
14
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
225
8.3%
5 to 17 years
73
2.7%
18 to 64 years
146
5.4%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
43
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,608
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
103
3.9%
5 to 17 years
21
0.8%
18 to 64 years
76
2.9%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
