Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dansville 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
4,500
100.0%
Speak only English
4,306
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
194
4.3%
Spanish
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
46.2%
Speak English "well"
6
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
36
46.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
58.7%
Speak English "well"
6
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
33.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
43.9%
Speak English "well"
8
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
36.6%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,500
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
194
4.3%
5 to 17 years
77
1.7%
18 to 64 years
97
2.2%
65 years and over
20
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
96
2.1%
5 to 17 years
28
0.6%
18 to 64 years
62
1.4%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,425
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
