Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Highland 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
3,865
100.0%
Speak only English
3,656
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
209
5.4%
Spanish
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
90.1%
Speak English "well"
7
9.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
90.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
73.7%
Speak English "well"
20
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
3,865
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
209
5.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
176
4.6%
65 years and over
33
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
33
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.7%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,823
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
