Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Seward 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
2,675
100.0%
Speak only English
2,360
88.2%
Speak a language other than English
315
11.8%
Spanish
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
64.7%
Speak English "well"
2
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
23.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
64.3%
Speak English "well"
8
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
13
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
4
5.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
41.8%
Speak English "well"
32
47.8%
Speak English "not well"
7
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
71.4%
Speak English "well"
37
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,675
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
315
11.8%
5 to 17 years
45
1.7%
18 to 64 years
237
8.9%
65 years and over
33
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
116
4.3%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
97
3.6%
65 years and over
12
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,046
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
1.8%
5 to 17 years
5
0.2%
18 to 64 years
24
1.2%
65 years and over
8
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
