Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brookville 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
2,444
100.0%
Speak only English
2,358
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
86
3.5%
Spanish
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
72.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
27.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
45.5%
Speak English "well"
7
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
5
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
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
2,444
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
86
3.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
2.0%
65 years and over
38
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
28
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
19
0.8%
65 years and over
9
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,351
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
