Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Berlin 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
3,295
100.0%
Speak only English
2,988
90.7%
Speak a language other than English
307
9.3%
Spanish
182
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
32.4%
Speak English "well"
19
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
51
28.0%
Speak English "not at all"
53
29.1%
Other Indo-European languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
46.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
53.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
17.1%
Speak English "well"
18
43.9%
Speak English "not well"
11
26.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
12.2%
All other languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
92.3%
Speak English "well"
4
7.7%
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
3,295
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
307
9.3%
5 to 17 years
65
2.0%
18 to 64 years
187
5.7%
65 years and over
55
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
178
5.4%
5 to 17 years
36
1.1%
18 to 64 years
126
3.8%
65 years and over
16
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,110
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
116
3.7%
5 to 17 years
36
1.2%
18 to 64 years
69
2.2%
65 years and over
11
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
