Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Appleton 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
65,309
100.0%
Speak only English
59,752
91.5%
Speak a language other than English
5,557
8.5%
Spanish
1,828
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,073
58.7%
Speak English "well"
301
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
389
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
65
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,084
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
931
85.9%
Speak English "well"
87
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
66
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,495
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
916
36.7%
Speak English "well"
929
37.2%
Speak English "not well"
512
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
138
5.5%
All other languages
150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
144
96.0%
Speak English "well"
6
4.0%
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
65,309
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,557
8.5%
5 to 17 years
1,990
3.0%
18 to 64 years
3,219
4.9%
65 years and over
348
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,493
3.8%
5 to 17 years
930
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,403
2.1%
65 years and over
160
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
396
Population 5 years and over in households*
62,918
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,450
2.3%
5 to 17 years
669
1.1%
18 to 64 years
711
1.1%
65 years and over
70
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
