Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Franklin 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
7,832
100.0%
Speak only English
7,055
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
777
9.9%
Spanish
165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
65.5%
Speak English "well"
17
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
32
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
544
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
416
76.5%
Speak English "well"
55
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
73
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
60.9%
Speak English "well"
9
39.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
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
7,832
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
777
9.9%
5 to 17 years
99
1.3%
18 to 64 years
416
5.3%
65 years and over
262
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
2.5%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
118
1.5%
65 years and over
60
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
57
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,701
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
88
1.1%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
40
0.5%
65 years and over
40
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
