Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Algonquin 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
21,081
100.0%
Speak only English
19,164
90.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,917
9.1%
Spanish
523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
338
64.6%
Speak English "well"
106
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
79
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
848
76.0%
Speak English "well"
221
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
47
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
240
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
149
62.1%
Speak English "well"
79
32.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
5.0%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
84.2%
Speak English "well"
6
15.8%
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
21,081
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,917
9.1%
5 to 17 years
299
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,408
6.7%
65 years and over
210
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
550
2.6%
5 to 17 years
77
0.4%
18 to 64 years
385
1.8%
65 years and over
88
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
106
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,071
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
250
1.2%
5 to 17 years
84
0.4%
18 to 64 years
110
0.5%
65 years and over
56
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
