Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Elizabethtown 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
3,221
100.0%
Speak only English
3,111
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
110
3.4%
Spanish
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
57.5%
Speak English "well"
18
24.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
13
17.8%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
17
100.0%
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
3,221
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
110
3.4%
5 to 17 years
43
1.3%
18 to 64 years
28
0.9%
65 years and over
39
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
48
1.5%
5 to 17 years
9
0.3%
18 to 64 years
22
0.7%
65 years and over
17
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,923
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
30
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
