Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Orange 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
12,488
100.0%
Speak only English
11,241
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,247
10.0%
Spanish
220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
149
67.7%
Speak English "well"
17
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
42
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
12
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
710
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
518
73.0%
Speak English "well"
150
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
29
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
13
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
121
57.9%
Speak English "well"
41
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
47
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
85.2%
Speak English "well"
16
14.8%
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
12,488
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,247
10.0%
5 to 17 years
221
1.8%
18 to 64 years
676
5.4%
65 years and over
350
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
367
2.9%
5 to 17 years
39
0.3%
18 to 64 years
218
1.7%
65 years and over
110
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,375
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
0.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
22
0.2%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
