Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canton 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
69,710
100.0%
Speak only English
60,314
86.5%
Speak a language other than English
9,396
13.5%
Spanish
1,204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
807
67.0%
Speak English "well"
153
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
230
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
4,555
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,329
73.1%
Speak English "well"
800
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
348
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
78
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,675
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,727
64.6%
Speak English "well"
610
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
268
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
70
2.6%
All other languages
962
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
689
71.6%
Speak English "well"
227
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
46
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
69,710
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,396
13.5%
5 to 17 years
1,778
2.6%
18 to 64 years
6,912
9.9%
65 years and over
706
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,844
4.1%
5 to 17 years
489
0.7%
18 to 64 years
2,100
3.0%
65 years and over
255
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
592
Population 5 years and over in households*
69,624
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,325
1.9%
5 to 17 years
232
0.3%
18 to 64 years
964
1.4%
65 years and over
129
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
