Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lebanon 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
11,918
100.0%
Speak only English
11,335
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
583
4.9%
Spanish
304
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
45.7%
Speak English "well"
63
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
58
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
44
14.5%
Other Indo-European languages
247
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
165
66.8%
Speak English "well"
64
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
18
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
11,918
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
583
4.9%
5 to 17 years
165
1.4%
18 to 64 years
393
3.3%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
247
2.1%
5 to 17 years
45
0.4%
18 to 64 years
187
1.6%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
46
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,693
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
126
1.1%
5 to 17 years
29
0.2%
18 to 64 years
97
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
