Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Middle River 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
22,298
100.0%
Speak only English
20,708
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,590
7.1%
Spanish
620
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
379
61.1%
Speak English "well"
105
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
127
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.5%
Other Indo-European languages
411
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
254
61.8%
Speak English "well"
102
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
41
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
14
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
256
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
54.7%
Speak English "well"
70
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
46
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
303
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
294
97.0%
Speak English "well"
9
3.0%
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
22,298
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,590
7.1%
5 to 17 years
319
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,194
5.4%
65 years and over
77
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
523
2.3%
5 to 17 years
94
0.4%
18 to 64 years
417
1.9%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
112
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,017
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
260
1.2%
5 to 17 years
58
0.3%
18 to 64 years
190
0.9%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
