Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Germantown 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
35,235
100.0%
Speak only English
32,563
92.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,672
7.6%
Spanish
599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
456
76.1%
Speak English "well"
67
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
76
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,187
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,016
85.6%
Speak English "well"
116
9.8%
Speak English "not well"
41
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
707
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
410
58.0%
Speak English "well"
196
27.7%
Speak English "not well"
98
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.4%
All other languages
179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
90.5%
Speak English "well"
17
9.5%
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
35,235
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,672
7.6%
5 to 17 years
545
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,952
5.5%
65 years and over
175
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
628
1.8%
5 to 17 years
101
0.3%
18 to 64 years
446
1.3%
65 years and over
81
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
115
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,201
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
295
0.8%
5 to 17 years
64
0.2%
18 to 64 years
201
0.6%
65 years and over
30
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
