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
18,886
100.0%
Speak only English
18,047
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
839
4.4%
Spanish
502
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
262
52.2%
Speak English "well"
95
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
82
16.3%
Speak English "not at all"
63
12.5%
Other Indo-European languages
186
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
71.5%
Speak English "well"
41
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
63.8%
Speak English "well"
36
31.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
57.1%
Speak English "well"
15
42.9%
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
18,886
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
839
4.4%
5 to 17 years
148
0.8%
18 to 64 years
643
3.4%
65 years and over
48
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
350
1.9%
5 to 17 years
76
0.4%
18 to 64 years
265
1.4%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
106
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,892
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
231
1.3%
5 to 17 years
55
0.3%
18 to 64 years
167
0.9%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
