Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brandon 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
72,271
100.0%
Speak only English
60,947
84.3%
Speak a language other than English
11,324
15.7%
Spanish
7,919
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,290
66.8%
Speak English "well"
1,424
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
920
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
285
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,761
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,406
79.8%
Speak English "well"
213
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
119
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
23
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,385
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
628
45.3%
Speak English "well"
421
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
281
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
55
4.0%
All other languages
259
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
81.1%
Speak English "well"
49
18.9%
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
72,271
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,324
15.7%
5 to 17 years
2,358
3.3%
18 to 64 years
8,099
11.2%
65 years and over
867
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,790
5.2%
5 to 17 years
593
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,728
3.8%
65 years and over
469
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
608
Population 5 years and over in households*
71,657
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,581
2.2%
5 to 17 years
391
0.5%
18 to 64 years
975
1.4%
65 years and over
215
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
