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
10,569
100.0%
Speak only English
10,145
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
424
4.0%
Spanish
215
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
147
68.4%
Speak English "well"
11
5.1%
Speak English "not well"
52
24.2%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
155
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
70.3%
Speak English "well"
32
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
14
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
17
40.5%
Speak English "not well"
25
59.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
10,569
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
424
4.0%
5 to 17 years
54
0.5%
18 to 64 years
335
3.2%
65 years and over
35
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
156
1.5%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
133
1.3%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,478
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
90
0.9%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
79
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
