Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Easton 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
10,830
100.0%
Speak only English
9,989
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
841
7.8%
Spanish
468
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
163
34.8%
Speak English "well"
148
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
118
25.2%
Speak English "not at all"
39
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
288
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
237
82.3%
Speak English "well"
26
9.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
19
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,830
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
841
7.8%
5 to 17 years
124
1.1%
18 to 64 years
625
5.8%
65 years and over
92
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
375
3.5%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
321
3.0%
65 years and over
29
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
107
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,302
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
238
2.3%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
208
2.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
