Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Buffalo 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
9,186
100.0%
Speak only English
8,972
97.7%
Speak a language other than English
214
2.3%
Spanish
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
58.7%
Speak English "well"
12
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
3
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
81.4%
Speak English "well"
12
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
10
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
9,186
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
214
2.3%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
124
1.3%
65 years and over
79
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
53
0.6%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
34
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,838
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
