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
10,676
100.0%
Speak only English
10,389
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
287
2.7%
Spanish
226
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
48.7%
Speak English "well"
59
26.1%
Speak English "not well"
57
25.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
72.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
10,676
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
287
2.7%
5 to 17 years
67
0.6%
18 to 64 years
214
2.0%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
128
1.2%
5 to 17 years
24
0.2%
18 to 64 years
104
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,984
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
91
0.9%
5 to 17 years
25
0.3%
18 to 64 years
66
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
