Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Avon 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
5,360
100.0%
Speak only English
5,090
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
270
5.0%
Spanish
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
86
91.5%
Speak English "well"
8
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
73.9%
Speak English "well"
15
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
6.3%
All other languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
5,360
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
270
5.0%
5 to 17 years
48
0.9%
18 to 64 years
222
4.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
37
0.7%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
31
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,360
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
