Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Frederick 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
48,704
100.0%
Speak only English
44,023
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
4,681
9.6%
Spanish
1,783
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,058
59.3%
Speak English "well"
222
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
312
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
191
10.7%
Other Indo-European languages
1,572
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,255
79.8%
Speak English "well"
210
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
83
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
24
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
794
67.1%
Speak English "well"
273
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
107
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.8%
All other languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
134
93.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
48,704
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,681
9.6%
5 to 17 years
730
1.5%
18 to 64 years
3,664
7.5%
65 years and over
287
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,440
3.0%
5 to 17 years
141
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,233
2.5%
65 years and over
66
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
295
Population 5 years and over in households*
46,602
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
793
1.7%
5 to 17 years
139
0.3%
18 to 64 years
634
1.4%
65 years and over
20
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
