Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Benson 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
4,624
100.0%
Speak only English
3,841
83.1%
Speak a language other than English
783
16.9%
Spanish
715
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
500
69.9%
Speak English "well"
166
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
49
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
18
100.0%
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
4,624
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
783
16.9%
5 to 17 years
35
0.8%
18 to 64 years
617
13.3%
65 years and over
131
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
233
5.0%
5 to 17 years
27
0.6%
18 to 64 years
171
3.7%
65 years and over
35
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
84
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,533
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
91
2.0%
5 to 17 years
7
0.2%
18 to 64 years
49
1.1%
65 years and over
35
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
