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
6,656
100.0%
Speak only English
6,143
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
513
7.7%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
93.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
242
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
201
83.1%
Speak English "well"
27
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
85.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
78.4%
Speak English "well"
8
21.6%
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
6,656
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
513
7.7%
5 to 17 years
43
0.6%
18 to 64 years
444
6.7%
65 years and over
26
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
69
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
58
0.9%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,387
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
23
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.3%
65 years and over
11
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
