Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madison 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
2,172
100.0%
Speak only English
2,087
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
85
3.9%
Spanish
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
71.8%
Speak English "well"
11
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
74.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
2,172
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
85
3.9%
5 to 17 years
20
0.9%
18 to 64 years
30
1.4%
65 years and over
35
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
18
0.8%
5 to 17 years
11
0.5%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,158
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
