Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Avalon 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
2,931
100.0%
Speak only English
1,749
59.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,182
40.3%
Spanish
1,144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
559
48.9%
Speak English "well"
266
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
229
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
90
7.9%
Other Indo-European languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
58.3%
Speak English "well"
8
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2
8.3%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
2,931
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,182
40.3%
5 to 17 years
329
11.2%
18 to 64 years
805
27.5%
65 years and over
48
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
595
20.3%
5 to 17 years
118
4.0%
18 to 64 years
471
16.1%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,865
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
317
11.1%
5 to 17 years
93
3.2%
18 to 64 years
219
7.6%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
