Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jessup 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
7,622
100.0%
Speak only English
7,440
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
182
2.4%
Spanish
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
79.0%
Speak English "well"
17
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
7,622
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
182
2.4%
5 to 17 years
20
0.3%
18 to 64 years
162
2.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
17
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
921
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"
