Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hamilton 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
6,421
100.0%
Speak only English
6,176
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
245
3.8%
Spanish
160
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
85.0%
Speak English "well"
16
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
33.3%
Speak English "well"
16
66.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
63.9%
Speak English "well"
5
8.2%
Speak English "not well"
17
27.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
6,421
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
245
3.8%
5 to 17 years
45
0.7%
18 to 64 years
178
2.8%
65 years and over
22
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
62
1.0%
5 to 17 years
24
0.4%
18 to 64 years
30
0.5%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,728
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"
