Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Defiance 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
15,010
100.0%
Speak only English
13,442
89.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,568
10.4%
Spanish
1,353
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,068
78.9%
Speak English "well"
122
9.0%
Speak English "not well"
151
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
12
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
157
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
135
86.0%
Speak English "well"
15
9.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
47.4%
Speak English "well"
20
52.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,010
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,568
10.4%
5 to 17 years
207
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,242
8.3%
65 years and over
119
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
327
2.2%
5 to 17 years
51
0.3%
18 to 64 years
251
1.7%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
54
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,494
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
92
0.6%
5 to 17 years
18
0.1%
18 to 64 years
64
0.4%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
