Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Baldwin 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
21,955
100.0%
Speak only English
16,538
75.3%
Speak a language other than English
5,417
24.7%
Spanish
2,417
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,301
53.8%
Speak English "well"
574
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
375
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
167
6.9%
Other Indo-European languages
2,379
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,557
65.4%
Speak English "well"
551
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
227
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
44
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
451
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
200
44.3%
Speak English "well"
137
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
76
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
38
8.4%
All other languages
170
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
88.2%
Speak English "well"
20
11.8%
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
21,955
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,417
24.7%
5 to 17 years
958
4.4%
18 to 64 years
3,775
17.2%
65 years and over
684
3.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,209
10.1%
5 to 17 years
287
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,501
6.8%
65 years and over
421
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
294
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,911
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
940
4.3%
5 to 17 years
212
1.0%
18 to 64 years
603
2.8%
65 years and over
125
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
