Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madison 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
11,401
100.0%
Speak only English
10,943
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
458
4.0%
Spanish
326
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
245
75.2%
Speak English "well"
68
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
13
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
93.6%
Speak English "well"
7
6.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
44.4%
Speak English "well"
5
27.8%
Speak English "not well"
5
27.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
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
11,401
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
458
4.0%
5 to 17 years
130
1.1%
18 to 64 years
260
2.3%
65 years and over
68
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
103
0.9%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
56
0.5%
65 years and over
29
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,673
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
25
0.2%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
10
0.1%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
