Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Magna 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
20,384
100.0%
Speak only English
17,640
86.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,744
13.5%
Spanish
1,879
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
978
52.0%
Speak English "well"
412
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
271
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
218
11.6%
Other Indo-European languages
453
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
291
64.2%
Speak English "well"
72
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
82
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
204
54.0%
Speak English "well"
133
35.2%
Speak English "not well"
41
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
61.8%
Speak English "well"
13
38.2%
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
20,384
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,744
13.5%
5 to 17 years
661
3.2%
18 to 64 years
1,942
9.5%
65 years and over
141
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,250
6.1%
5 to 17 years
256
1.3%
18 to 64 years
899
4.4%
65 years and over
95
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
173
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,350
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
576
2.8%
5 to 17 years
179
0.9%
18 to 64 years
345
1.7%
65 years and over
52
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
