Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sterling 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
10,587
100.0%
Speak only English
9,450
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,137
10.7%
Spanish
961
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
452
47.0%
Speak English "well"
220
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
226
23.5%
Speak English "not at all"
63
6.6%
Other Indo-European languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
62.8%
Speak English "well"
19
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
42
25.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
50.0%
Speak English "well"
6
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,587
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,137
10.7%
5 to 17 years
215
2.0%
18 to 64 years
797
7.5%
65 years and over
125
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
576
5.4%
5 to 17 years
86
0.8%
18 to 64 years
443
4.2%
65 years and over
47
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,991
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
261
2.6%
5 to 17 years
67
0.7%
18 to 64 years
174
1.7%
65 years and over
20
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
