Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Monticello 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
8,407
100.0%
Speak only English
8,157
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
250
3.0%
Spanish
156
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
57.1%
Speak English "well"
16
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
51
32.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
64.3%
Speak English "well"
15
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
44.0%
Speak English "well"
8
32.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
24.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
55.6%
Speak English "well"
12
44.4%
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
8,407
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
250
3.0%
5 to 17 years
27
0.3%
18 to 64 years
188
2.2%
65 years and over
35
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
108
1.3%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
84
1.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,758
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.3%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
20
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
