Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Auburn 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
26,808
100.0%
Speak only English
24,663
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,145
8.0%
Spanish
700
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
512
73.1%
Speak English "well"
147
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
41
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,244
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
943
75.8%
Speak English "well"
195
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
95
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
171
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
83.6%
Speak English "well"
10
5.8%
Speak English "not well"
18
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
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
26,808
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,145
8.0%
5 to 17 years
306
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,117
4.2%
65 years and over
722
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
517
1.9%
5 to 17 years
93
0.3%
18 to 64 years
214
0.8%
65 years and over
210
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
104
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,181
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
165
0.7%
5 to 17 years
7
0.0%
18 to 64 years
53
0.2%
65 years and over
105
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
