Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gainesville 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
3,858
100.0%
Speak only English
3,504
90.8%
Speak a language other than English
354
9.2%
Spanish
230
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
165
71.7%
Speak English "well"
32
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
15
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
18
7.8%
Other Indo-European languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
70.4%
Speak English "well"
24
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
57.6%
Speak English "well"
14
42.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
3,858
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
354
9.2%
5 to 17 years
51
1.3%
18 to 64 years
236
6.1%
65 years and over
67
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
103
2.7%
5 to 17 years
15
0.4%
18 to 64 years
71
1.8%
65 years and over
17
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,858
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
29
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
29
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
