Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madison 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
6,268
100.0%
Speak only English
6,021
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
247
3.9%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
53.8%
Speak English "well"
18
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
25
26.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
28.1%
Speak English "well"
46
40.4%
Speak English "not well"
36
31.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
40.0%
Speak English "well"
17
42.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
6,268
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
247
3.9%
5 to 17 years
46
0.7%
18 to 64 years
155
2.5%
65 years and over
46
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
149
2.4%
5 to 17 years
35
0.6%
18 to 64 years
100
1.6%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,578
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
30
0.5%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
