Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Crete 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
6,888
100.0%
Speak only English
6,536
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
352
5.1%
Spanish
157
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
75.8%
Speak English "well"
10
6.4%
Speak English "not well"
28
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
88.3%
Speak English "well"
14
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
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
6,888
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
352
5.1%
5 to 17 years
53
0.8%
18 to 64 years
232
3.4%
65 years and over
67
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
65
0.9%
5 to 17 years
28
0.4%
18 to 64 years
23
0.3%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,761
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
