Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mansfield 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
45,820
100.0%
Speak only English
43,572
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,248
4.9%
Spanish
663
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
489
73.8%
Speak English "well"
87
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
87
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,218
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
941
77.3%
Speak English "well"
203
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
74
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
121
48.6%
Speak English "well"
36
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
92
36.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
51.7%
Speak English "well"
32
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
25
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
45,820
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,248
4.9%
5 to 17 years
350
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,455
3.2%
65 years and over
443
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
636
1.4%
5 to 17 years
82
0.2%
18 to 64 years
401
0.9%
65 years and over
153
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
158
Population 5 years and over in households*
42,465
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
270
0.6%
5 to 17 years
39
0.1%
18 to 64 years
128
0.3%
65 years and over
103
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
