Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brecksville 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
12,680
100.0%
Speak only English
11,394
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,286
10.1%
Spanish
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
91.2%
Speak English "well"
8
5.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
868
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
714
82.3%
Speak English "well"
123
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
25
2.9%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
122
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
67.2%
Speak English "well"
35
28.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
78.1%
Speak English "well"
30
21.9%
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
12,680
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,286
10.1%
5 to 17 years
126
1.0%
18 to 64 years
823
6.5%
65 years and over
337
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
238
1.9%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
174
1.4%
65 years and over
44
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,140
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
61
0.5%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
28
0.2%
65 years and over
26
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
