Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canastota 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
3,883
100.0%
Speak only English
3,609
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
274
7.1%
Spanish
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
52.4%
Speak English "well"
22
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
28
26.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
81.7%
Speak English "well"
20
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
28.6%
Speak English "well"
10
71.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
45.7%
Speak English "well"
14
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
11
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,883
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
274
7.1%
5 to 17 years
20
0.5%
18 to 64 years
196
5.0%
65 years and over
58
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
105
2.7%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
95
2.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,876
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.4%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
10
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
