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
11,765
100.0%
Speak only English
11,017
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
748
6.4%
Spanish
254
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
202
79.5%
Speak English "well"
41
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
11
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
361
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
287
79.5%
Speak English "well"
65
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
41.2%
Speak English "well"
53
52.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
11,765
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
748
6.4%
5 to 17 years
116
1.0%
18 to 64 years
536
4.6%
65 years and over
96
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
186
1.6%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
152
1.3%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,473
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
106
0.9%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
83
0.7%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
