Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Germantown 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
16,901
100.0%
Speak only English
16,033
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
868
5.1%
Spanish
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
39.9%
Speak English "well"
56
29.8%
Speak English "not well"
57
30.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
591
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
434
73.4%
Speak English "well"
122
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
35
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
60.9%
Speak English "well"
11
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
79.1%
Speak English "well"
9
20.9%
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
16,901
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
868
5.1%
5 to 17 years
181
1.1%
18 to 64 years
545
3.2%
65 years and over
142
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
297
1.8%
5 to 17 years
59
0.3%
18 to 64 years
198
1.2%
65 years and over
40
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,814
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
81
0.5%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
42
0.2%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
