Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Harrison 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
11,408
100.0%
Speak only English
11,049
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
359
3.1%
Spanish
179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
62.6%
Speak English "well"
36
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
151
93.8%
Speak English "well"
10
6.2%
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
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,408
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
359
3.1%
5 to 17 years
75
0.7%
18 to 64 years
242
2.1%
65 years and over
42
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
90
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
90
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,953
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
27
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
