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
13,430
100.0%
Speak only English
12,969
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
461
3.4%
Spanish
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
58.0%
Speak English "well"
36
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
43
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
86.8%
Speak English "well"
14
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
58.9%
Speak English "well"
8
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
9
12.3%
All other languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
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
13,430
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
461
3.4%
5 to 17 years
82
0.6%
18 to 64 years
310
2.3%
65 years and over
69
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
128
1.0%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
90
0.7%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
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Population 5 years and over in households*
13,289
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
