Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grafton 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
4,232
100.0%
Speak only English
3,681
87.0%
Speak a language other than English
551
13.0%
Spanish
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
288
76.2%
Speak English "well"
65
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
18
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
144
83.2%
Speak English "well"
23
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
3.5%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,232
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
551
13.0%
5 to 17 years
115
2.7%
18 to 64 years
334
7.9%
65 years and over
102
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
119
2.8%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
78
1.8%
65 years and over
37
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,949
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.5%
65 years and over
19
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
