Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Excelsior 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
2,263
100.0%
Speak only English
2,084
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
179
7.9%
Spanish
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
30.4%
Speak English "well"
25
36.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
14
20.3%
Other Indo-European languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
78.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
32.5%
Speak English "well"
5
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
20
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2
5.0%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
2,263
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
179
7.9%
5 to 17 years
15
0.7%
18 to 64 years
143
6.3%
65 years and over
21
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
88
3.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.3%
18 to 64 years
82
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,208
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
51
2.3%
5 to 17 years
4
0.2%
18 to 64 years
47
2.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
