Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blairstown 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
5,415
100.0%
Speak only English
4,971
91.8%
Speak a language other than English
444
8.2%
Spanish
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
44.8%
Speak English "well"
12
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
36
41.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
305
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
241
79.0%
Speak English "well"
44
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
20
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
46.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
38.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
15.4%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
5,415
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
444
8.2%
5 to 17 years
56
1.0%
18 to 64 years
270
5.0%
65 years and over
118
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
133
2.5%
5 to 17 years
32
0.6%
18 to 64 years
73
1.3%
65 years and over
28
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,400
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
39
0.7%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
