Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Barberton 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
25,832
100.0%
Speak only English
24,749
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,083
4.2%
Spanish
242
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
172
71.1%
Speak English "well"
43
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
27
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
607
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
375
61.8%
Speak English "well"
148
24.4%
Speak English "not well"
84
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
70.4%
Speak English "well"
13
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3
4.2%
All other languages
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
57.1%
Speak English "well"
48
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,832
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,083
4.2%
5 to 17 years
204
0.8%
18 to 64 years
642
2.5%
65 years and over
237
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
393
1.5%
5 to 17 years
93
0.4%
18 to 64 years
210
0.8%
65 years and over
90
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,440
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
205
0.8%
5 to 17 years
53
0.2%
18 to 64 years
105
0.4%
65 years and over
47
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
