Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Butler 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
13,942
100.0%
Speak only English
13,454
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
488
3.5%
Spanish
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
58.7%
Speak English "well"
40
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
38
20.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
241
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
170
70.5%
Speak English "well"
23
9.5%
Speak English "not well"
48
19.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
83.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
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
13,942
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
488
3.5%
5 to 17 years
62
0.4%
18 to 64 years
303
2.2%
65 years and over
123
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
154
1.1%
5 to 17 years
23
0.2%
18 to 64 years
104
0.7%
65 years and over
27
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,483
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
77
0.6%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
49
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
