Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cary 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
86,906
100.0%
Speak only English
72,650
83.6%
Speak a language other than English
14,256
16.4%
Spanish
3,769
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,046
54.3%
Speak English "well"
450
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
833
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
440
11.7%
Other Indo-European languages
5,488
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,212
76.7%
Speak English "well"
706
12.9%
Speak English "not well"
506
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
64
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,061
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,408
59.3%
Speak English "well"
1,127
27.8%
Speak English "not well"
446
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
80
2.0%
All other languages
938
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
672
71.6%
Speak English "well"
176
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
81
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
86,906
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
14,256
16.4%
5 to 17 years
2,848
3.3%
18 to 64 years
10,803
12.4%
65 years and over
605
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,918
5.7%
5 to 17 years
708
0.8%
18 to 64 years
3,936
4.5%
65 years and over
274
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
946
Population 5 years and over in households*
86,345
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,630
3.0%
5 to 17 years
476
0.6%
18 to 64 years
2,112
2.4%
65 years and over
42
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
