Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Auburn 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
11,868
100.0%
Speak only English
11,041
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
827
7.0%
Spanish
429
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
222
51.7%
Speak English "well"
126
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
63
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
18
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
256
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
84.0%
Speak English "well"
22
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
31.6%
Speak English "well"
60
51.3%
Speak English "not well"
20
17.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
72.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,868
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
827
7.0%
5 to 17 years
128
1.1%
18 to 64 years
510
4.3%
65 years and over
189
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
353
3.0%
5 to 17 years
65
0.5%
18 to 64 years
219
1.8%
65 years and over
69
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
79
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,645
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
234
2.0%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
188
1.6%
65 years and over
30
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
