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
7,844
100.0%
Speak only English
7,386
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
458
5.8%
Spanish
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
293
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
238
81.2%
Speak English "well"
22
7.5%
Speak English "not well"
33
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
70.1%
Speak English "well"
15
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
10.4%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,844
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
458
5.8%
5 to 17 years
30
0.4%
18 to 64 years
289
3.7%
65 years and over
139
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
78
1.0%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
46
0.6%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,626
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.6%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
31
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
