Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jamestown 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
2,730
100.0%
Speak only English
2,636
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
94
3.4%
Spanish
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
78.4%
Speak English "well"
8
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
86.1%
Speak English "well"
5
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
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
2,730
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
94
3.4%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
87
3.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
13
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,730
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
