Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saint Johns 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
3,041
100.0%
Speak only English
2,557
84.1%
Speak a language other than English
484
15.9%
Spanish
368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
283
76.9%
Speak English "well"
50
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
35
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
62.4%
Speak English "well"
23
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
15
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,041
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
484
15.9%
5 to 17 years
105
3.5%
18 to 64 years
296
9.7%
65 years and over
83
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
123
4.0%
5 to 17 years
34
1.1%
18 to 64 years
71
2.3%
65 years and over
18
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,922
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
66
2.3%
5 to 17 years
27
0.9%
18 to 64 years
23
0.8%
65 years and over
16
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
