Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lexington 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
8,718
100.0%
Speak only English
8,168
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
550
6.3%
Spanish
317
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
40.4%
Speak English "well"
96
30.3%
Speak English "not well"
83
26.2%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
88.8%
Speak English "well"
7
5.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
47.8%
Speak English "well"
29
32.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
13
14.4%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
66.7%
Speak English "well"
6
33.3%
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
8,718
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
550
6.3%
5 to 17 years
138
1.6%
18 to 64 years
398
4.6%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
256
2.9%
5 to 17 years
34
0.4%
18 to 64 years
216
2.5%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,070
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
205
2.5%
5 to 17 years
48
0.6%
18 to 64 years
157
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
