Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lincoln 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
19,761
100.0%
Speak only English
16,405
83.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,356
17.0%
Spanish
272
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
193
71.0%
Speak English "well"
32
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
38
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
9
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
2,549
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,711
67.1%
Speak English "well"
632
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
181
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
25
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
372
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
198
53.2%
Speak English "well"
157
42.2%
Speak English "not well"
17
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
70.6%
Speak English "well"
17
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
27
16.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,761
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,356
17.0%
5 to 17 years
463
2.3%
18 to 64 years
1,979
10.0%
65 years and over
914
4.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,139
5.8%
5 to 17 years
87
0.4%
18 to 64 years
694
3.5%
65 years and over
358
1.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
232
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,568
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
418
2.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
226
1.2%
65 years and over
173
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
