Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Henderson 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
5,123
100.0%
Speak only English
4,993
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
130
2.5%
Spanish
72
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
80.6%
Speak English "well"
7
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
9.7%
Other Indo-European languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
82.4%
Speak English "well"
9
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
85.7%
Speak English "well"
1
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,123
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
130
2.5%
5 to 17 years
42
0.8%
18 to 64 years
81
1.6%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
24
0.5%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,025
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
