Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Russell 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
3,338
100.0%
Speak only English
3,235
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
103
3.1%
Spanish
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
62.8%
Speak English "well"
9
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
16.3%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
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
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
73.7%
Speak English "well"
5
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
3,338
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
103
3.1%
5 to 17 years
17
0.5%
18 to 64 years
71
2.1%
65 years and over
15
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
21
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.4%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,257
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
