Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Milbank 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
3,433
100.0%
Speak only English
3,298
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
135
3.9%
Spanish
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
75.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
43.3%
Speak English "well"
46
51.1%
Speak English "not well"
5
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
3,433
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
135
3.9%
5 to 17 years
45
1.3%
18 to 64 years
43
1.3%
65 years and over
47
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
61
1.8%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
18
0.5%
65 years and over
33
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,240
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
