Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Benson 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
3,141
100.0%
Speak only English
3,035
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
106
3.4%
Spanish
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
80.0%
Speak English "well"
8
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
9.3%
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
3,141
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
106
3.4%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
47
1.5%
65 years and over
49
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
15
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.2%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,016
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
