Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Batavia 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
22,041
100.0%
Speak only English
20,244
91.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,797
8.2%
Spanish
1,064
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
674
63.3%
Speak English "well"
135
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
186
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
69
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
539
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
462
85.7%
Speak English "well"
37
6.9%
Speak English "not well"
40
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
166
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
60.2%
Speak English "well"
50
30.1%
Speak English "not well"
16
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
67.9%
Speak English "well"
9
32.1%
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
22,041
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,797
8.2%
5 to 17 years
339
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,337
6.1%
65 years and over
121
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
542
2.5%
5 to 17 years
67
0.3%
18 to 64 years
394
1.8%
65 years and over
81
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
143
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,528
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
303
1.4%
5 to 17 years
18
0.1%
18 to 64 years
254
1.2%
65 years and over
31
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
