Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Geneva 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
6,320
100.0%
Speak only English
5,920
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
400
6.3%
Spanish
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
48.7%
Speak English "well"
118
38.3%
Speak English "not well"
40
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
74.4%
Speak English "well"
22
25.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
6,320
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
400
6.3%
5 to 17 years
86
1.4%
18 to 64 years
274
4.3%
65 years and over
40
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
180
2.8%
5 to 17 years
3
0.0%
18 to 64 years
152
2.4%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,856
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
58
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
33
0.6%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
