Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canfield 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
7,107
100.0%
Speak only English
6,660
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
447
6.3%
Spanish
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
129
90.8%
Speak English "well"
13
9.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
90.0%
Speak English "well"
14
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
85
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
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
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
7,107
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
447
6.3%
5 to 17 years
56
0.8%
18 to 64 years
280
3.9%
65 years and over
111
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
34
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,107
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
