Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bradford 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
8,552
100.0%
Speak only English
8,275
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
277
3.2%
Spanish
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
77.9%
Speak English "well"
12
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
171
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
151
88.3%
Speak English "well"
20
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
12
52.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
47.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8,552
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
277
3.2%
5 to 17 years
51
0.6%
18 to 64 years
171
2.0%
65 years and over
55
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
60
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
29
0.3%
65 years and over
31
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
31
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,271
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.1%
65 years and over
31
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
