Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Caribou 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
7,821
100.0%
Speak only English
6,474
82.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,347
17.2%
Spanish
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
76.9%
Speak English "well"
6
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,004
78.7%
Speak English "well"
214
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
51
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
64.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
36.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
61.9%
Speak English "well"
8
38.1%
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
7,821
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,347
17.2%
5 to 17 years
97
1.2%
18 to 64 years
836
10.7%
65 years and over
414
5.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
294
3.8%
5 to 17 years
29
0.4%
18 to 64 years
132
1.7%
65 years and over
133
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
108
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,667
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
157
2.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
70
0.9%
65 years and over
87
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
