Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Batavia 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
15,245
100.0%
Speak only English
14,272
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
973
6.4%
Spanish
346
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
50.3%
Speak English "well"
44
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
116
33.5%
Speak English "not at all"
12
3.5%
Other Indo-European languages
434
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
307
70.7%
Speak English "well"
55
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
72
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
155
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
51.0%
Speak English "well"
26
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
50
32.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
76.3%
Speak English "well"
9
23.7%
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
15,245
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
973
6.4%
5 to 17 years
105
0.7%
18 to 64 years
665
4.4%
65 years and over
203
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
384
2.5%
5 to 17 years
40
0.3%
18 to 64 years
327
2.1%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,093
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
69
0.5%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
56
0.4%
65 years and over
3
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
