Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Franklin 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
26,708
100.0%
Speak only English
24,548
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,160
8.1%
Spanish
444
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
355
80.0%
Speak English "well"
15
3.4%
Speak English "not well"
59
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
15
3.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,257
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
876
69.7%
Speak English "well"
267
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
95
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
19
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
365
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
157
43.0%
Speak English "well"
91
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
77
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
40
11.0%
All other languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
93.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,708
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,160
8.1%
5 to 17 years
288
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,404
5.3%
65 years and over
468
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
684
2.6%
5 to 17 years
64
0.2%
18 to 64 years
360
1.3%
65 years and over
260
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
178
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,076
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
355
1.4%
5 to 17 years
12
0.0%
18 to 64 years
169
0.6%
65 years and over
174
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
