Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Buckingham 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
15,168
100.0%
Speak only English
14,294
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
874
5.8%
Spanish
171
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
64.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
61
35.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
497
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
348
70.0%
Speak English "well"
95
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
54
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
68.0%
Speak English "well"
36
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
50.0%
Speak English "well"
24
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
15
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,168
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
874
5.8%
5 to 17 years
169
1.1%
18 to 64 years
543
3.6%
65 years and over
162
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
290
1.9%
5 to 17 years
41
0.3%
18 to 64 years
202
1.3%
65 years and over
47
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
42
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,987
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
76
0.5%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
56
0.4%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
