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
3,514
100.0%
Speak only English
3,409
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
105
3.0%
Spanish
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
74.3%
Speak English "well"
18
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
77.1%
Speak English "well"
8
22.9%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,514
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
105
3.0%
5 to 17 years
17
0.5%
18 to 64 years
55
1.6%
65 years and over
33
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
26
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.5%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,418
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.3%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
