Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lexington Park 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
9,829
100.0%
Speak only English
8,861
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
968
9.8%
Spanish
459
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
309
67.3%
Speak English "well"
106
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
37
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.5%
Other Indo-European languages
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
122
83.6%
Speak English "well"
24
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
336
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
61.0%
Speak English "well"
74
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
48
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.7%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
70.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
29.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,829
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
968
9.8%
5 to 17 years
148
1.5%
18 to 64 years
799
8.1%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
313
3.2%
5 to 17 years
88
0.9%
18 to 64 years
208
2.1%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
50
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,192
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
110
1.2%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
79
0.9%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
