Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Meridian 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
37,061
100.0%
Speak only English
36,004
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,057
2.9%
Spanish
697
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
559
80.2%
Speak English "well"
88
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
46
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
78.2%
Speak English "well"
7
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
31
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
131
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
61.8%
Speak English "well"
37
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
2
1.5%
All other languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
85.5%
Speak English "well"
8
14.5%
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
37,061
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,057
2.9%
5 to 17 years
262
0.7%
18 to 64 years
707
1.9%
65 years and over
88
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
234
0.6%
5 to 17 years
39
0.1%
18 to 64 years
178
0.5%
65 years and over
17
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,198
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
0.2%
5 to 17 years
13
0.0%
18 to 64 years
54
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
