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
4,226
100.0%
Speak only English
4,091
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
135
3.2%
Spanish
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
49.3%
Speak English "well"
6
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
26
36.6%
Speak English "not at all"
4
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
72.5%
Speak English "well"
12
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
28.6%
Speak English "well"
5
71.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
4,226
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
135
3.2%
5 to 17 years
30
0.7%
18 to 64 years
90
2.1%
65 years and over
15
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
55
1.3%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
43
1.0%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,087
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
25
0.6%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
19
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
