Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ashdown 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
4,450
100.0%
Speak only English
4,310
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
140
3.1%
Spanish
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
86.2%
Speak English "well"
13
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
53.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
46.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
4,450
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
140
3.1%
5 to 17 years
13
0.3%
18 to 64 years
121
2.7%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
25
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
19
0.4%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,273
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
12
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
