Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Franklin 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
7,946
100.0%
Speak only English
7,717
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
229
2.9%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
63.2%
Speak English "well"
22
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
31
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
54.8%
Speak English "well"
11
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
22
30.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
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
7,946
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
229
2.9%
5 to 17 years
66
0.8%
18 to 64 years
163
2.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
92
1.2%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
66
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,669
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
