Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Berkley 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
14,498
100.0%
Speak only English
13,742
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
756
5.2%
Spanish
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
78.1%
Speak English "well"
9
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
12
9.4%
Other Indo-European languages
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
286
69.2%
Speak English "well"
85
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
42
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
81.3%
Speak English "well"
8
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
6
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
140
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
70.7%
Speak English "well"
15
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
26
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,498
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
756
5.2%
5 to 17 years
88
0.6%
18 to 64 years
491
3.4%
65 years and over
177
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
210
1.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
94
0.6%
65 years and over
97
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,473
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
100
0.7%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
31
0.2%
65 years and over
65
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
