Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Port Townsend 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
7,961
100.0%
Speak only English
7,543
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
418
5.3%
Spanish
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
54.1%
Speak English "well"
24
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
43
29.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
75.2%
Speak English "well"
22
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
16
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
37.5%
Speak English "well"
50
62.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
71.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
28.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,961
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
418
5.3%
5 to 17 years
46
0.6%
18 to 64 years
272
3.4%
65 years and over
100
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
166
2.1%
5 to 17 years
32
0.4%
18 to 64 years
115
1.4%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,833
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
51
0.7%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
37
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
