Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Charlton 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
10,427
100.0%
Speak only English
9,960
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
467
4.5%
Spanish
98
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
77.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
8.2%
Other Indo-European languages
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
268
83.8%
Speak English "well"
44
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
85.4%
Speak English "well"
6
14.6%
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
10,427
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
467
4.5%
5 to 17 years
49
0.5%
18 to 64 years
327
3.1%
65 years and over
91
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
88
0.8%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
45
0.4%
65 years and over
37
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,227
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
30
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.2%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
