Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madras 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
4,537
100.0%
Speak only English
2,804
61.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,733
38.2%
Spanish
1,571
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
683
43.5%
Speak English "well"
384
24.4%
Speak English "not well"
321
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
183
11.6%
Other Indo-European languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
84.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
15.4%
Speak English "well"
25
48.1%
Speak English "not well"
19
36.5%
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
4,537
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,733
38.2%
5 to 17 years
592
13.0%
18 to 64 years
1,102
24.3%
65 years and over
39
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
948
20.9%
5 to 17 years
194
4.3%
18 to 64 years
736
16.2%
65 years and over
18
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
213
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,455
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
681
15.3%
5 to 17 years
215
4.8%
18 to 64 years
454
10.2%
65 years and over
12
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
