Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brewer 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
8,512
100.0%
Speak only English
8,136
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
376
4.4%
Spanish
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
83.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
247
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
87.0%
Speak English "well"
12
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
20
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
82.0%
Speak English "well"
11
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
8,512
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
376
4.4%
5 to 17 years
29
0.3%
18 to 64 years
250
2.9%
65 years and over
97
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
53
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.3%
65 years and over
26
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,381
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.2%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
