Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Russell 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
4,351
100.0%
Speak only English
4,194
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
157
3.6%
Spanish
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
37
66.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
19
33.9%
Other Indo-European languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
65.3%
Speak English "well"
17
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
18
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,351
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
157
3.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
99
2.3%
65 years and over
58
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
91
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
57
1.3%
65 years and over
34
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,178
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
1.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
46
1.1%
65 years and over
34
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
