Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Perry 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
7,072
100.0%
Speak only English
5,418
76.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,654
23.4%
Spanish
1,573
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
682
43.4%
Speak English "well"
268
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
344
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
279
17.7%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
64.4%
Speak English "well"
16
35.6%
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"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
37.9%
Speak English "well"
4
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
14
48.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,072
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,654
23.4%
5 to 17 years
407
5.8%
18 to 64 years
1,230
17.4%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
932
13.2%
5 to 17 years
170
2.4%
18 to 64 years
751
10.6%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
193
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,913
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
637
9.2%
5 to 17 years
132
1.9%
18 to 64 years
501
7.2%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
