Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rochester 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
26,567
100.0%
Speak only English
25,010
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,557
5.9%
Spanish
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
168
72.7%
Speak English "well"
23
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
40
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
911
78.4%
Speak English "well"
160
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
91
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
54.4%
Speak English "well"
37
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
30
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
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
26,567
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,557
5.9%
5 to 17 years
154
0.6%
18 to 64 years
875
3.3%
65 years and over
528
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
381
1.4%
5 to 17 years
22
0.1%
18 to 64 years
255
1.0%
65 years and over
104
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,274
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
158
0.6%
5 to 17 years
11
0.0%
18 to 64 years
106
0.4%
65 years and over
41
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
