Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. North Branch 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
7,278
100.0%
Speak only English
7,027
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
251
3.4%
Spanish
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
54.9%
Speak English "well"
15
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
26
28.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
96.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
3
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
20.7%
Speak English "well"
28
48.3%
Speak English "not well"
18
31.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
7,278
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
251
3.4%
5 to 17 years
67
0.9%
18 to 64 years
181
2.5%
65 years and over
3
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
90
1.2%
5 to 17 years
35
0.5%
18 to 64 years
52
0.7%
65 years and over
3
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,266
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.7%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
36
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
