Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wayne 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
5,335
100.0%
Speak only English
5,062
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
273
5.1%
Spanish
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
71
44.7%
Speak English "well"
63
39.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
6.3%
Other Indo-European languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
58.3%
Speak English "well"
16
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
19
22.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
42.1%
Speak English "well"
11
57.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
5,335
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
273
5.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
254
4.8%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
134
2.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
126
2.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,103
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
57
1.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
49
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
