Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canandaigua 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
10,587
100.0%
Speak only English
10,090
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
497
4.7%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
62.0%
Speak English "well"
27
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
30
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
5
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
222
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
159
71.6%
Speak English "well"
41
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
17
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
107
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
57.9%
Speak English "well"
14
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
10,587
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
497
4.7%
5 to 17 years
110
1.0%
18 to 64 years
272
2.6%
65 years and over
115
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
170
1.6%
5 to 17 years
44
0.4%
18 to 64 years
85
0.8%
65 years and over
41
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,057
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
73
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
41
0.4%
65 years and over
32
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
