Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jefferson 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
4,379
100.0%
Speak only English
4,220
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
159
3.6%
Spanish
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
68.4%
Speak English "well"
31
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
88.9%
Speak English "well"
5
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,379
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
159
3.6%
5 to 17 years
57
1.3%
18 to 64 years
64
1.5%
65 years and over
38
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
41
0.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.7%
18 to 64 years
12
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,170
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"
