Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Campbell 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
35,952
100.0%
Speak only English
26,366
73.3%
Speak a language other than English
9,586
26.7%
Spanish
2,885
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,514
52.5%
Speak English "well"
604
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
618
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
149
5.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,871
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,162
75.3%
Speak English "well"
443
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
220
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
46
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,449
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,681
48.7%
Speak English "well"
964
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
611
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
193
5.6%
All other languages
381
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
265
69.6%
Speak English "well"
52
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
46
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
18
4.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
35,952
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,586
26.7%
5 to 17 years
1,456
4.0%
18 to 64 years
7,298
20.3%
65 years and over
832
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,964
11.0%
5 to 17 years
406
1.1%
18 to 64 years
3,083
8.6%
65 years and over
475
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
853
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,667
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,426
6.8%
5 to 17 years
468
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,689
4.7%
65 years and over
269
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
