Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cary 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
14,021
100.0%
Speak only English
12,750
90.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,271
9.1%
Spanish
734
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
250
34.1%
Speak English "well"
136
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
177
24.1%
Speak English "not at all"
171
23.3%
Other Indo-European languages
459
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
395
86.1%
Speak English "well"
42
9.2%
Speak English "not well"
22
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
81.7%
Speak English "well"
11
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
14,021
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,271
9.1%
5 to 17 years
293
2.1%
18 to 64 years
927
6.6%
65 years and over
51
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
559
4.0%
5 to 17 years
95
0.7%
18 to 64 years
450
3.2%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
103
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,991
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
458
3.3%
5 to 17 years
109
0.8%
18 to 64 years
335
2.4%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
