Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Williston 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
11,860
100.0%
Speak only English
11,375
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
485
4.1%
Spanish
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
47.9%
Speak English "well"
63
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
24
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
273
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
221
81.0%
Speak English "well"
47
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
86.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,860
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
485
4.1%
5 to 17 years
97
0.8%
18 to 64 years
242
2.0%
65 years and over
146
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
153
1.3%
5 to 17 years
41
0.3%
18 to 64 years
69
0.6%
65 years and over
43
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,424
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
0.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
25
0.2%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
