Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hollister 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
3,674
100.0%
Speak only English
3,509
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
165
4.5%
Spanish
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
57.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
28
42.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
78.3%
Speak English "well"
20
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,674
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
165
4.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
160
4.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
55
1.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
55
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,512
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
23
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
