Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kingston 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
4,950
100.0%
Speak only English
4,845
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
105
2.1%
Spanish
72
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
61.1%
Speak English "well"
16
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
81.8%
Speak English "well"
2
6.1%
Speak English "not well"
2
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
2
6.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
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
4,950
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
105
2.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
75
1.5%
65 years and over
18
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
34
0.7%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
22
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,784
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
