Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madison 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
85,527
100.0%
Speak only English
82,156
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
3,371
3.9%
Spanish
1,956
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,052
53.8%
Speak English "well"
323
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
448
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
133
6.8%
Other Indo-European languages
744
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
536
72.0%
Speak English "well"
128
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
80
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
528
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
310
58.7%
Speak English "well"
151
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
49
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
18
3.4%
All other languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
83.9%
Speak English "well"
11
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
12
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
85,527
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,371
3.9%
5 to 17 years
680
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,545
3.0%
65 years and over
146
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,353
1.6%
5 to 17 years
197
0.2%
18 to 64 years
1,062
1.2%
65 years and over
94
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
262
Population 5 years and over in households*
82,225
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
743
0.9%
5 to 17 years
143
0.2%
18 to 64 years
555
0.7%
65 years and over
45
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
