Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Madison 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
26,817
100.0%
Speak only English
24,833
92.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,984
7.4%
Spanish
568
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
450
79.2%
Speak English "well"
83
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
32
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.5%
Other Indo-European languages
740
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
608
82.2%
Speak English "well"
40
5.4%
Speak English "not well"
68
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
24
3.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
481
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
283
58.8%
Speak English "well"
135
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
63
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
195
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
70.8%
Speak English "well"
22
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
29
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
6
3.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,817
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,984
7.4%
5 to 17 years
422
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,482
5.5%
65 years and over
80
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
505
1.9%
5 to 17 years
129
0.5%
18 to 64 years
336
1.3%
65 years and over
40
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
74
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,533
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
174
0.7%
5 to 17 years
45
0.2%
18 to 64 years
129
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
