Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Waukesha 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
59,696
100.0%
Speak only English
54,146
90.7%
Speak a language other than English
5,550
9.3%
Spanish
3,483
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,887
54.2%
Speak English "well"
778
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
609
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
209
6.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,351
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
957
70.8%
Speak English "well"
208
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
168
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
18
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
634
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
375
59.1%
Speak English "well"
127
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
109
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
23
3.6%
All other languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
82.9%
Speak English "well"
14
17.1%
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
59,696
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,550
9.3%
5 to 17 years
853
1.4%
18 to 64 years
4,325
7.2%
65 years and over
372
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,263
3.8%
5 to 17 years
319
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,800
3.0%
65 years and over
144
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
475
Population 5 years and over in households*
57,249
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,162
2.0%
5 to 17 years
203
0.4%
18 to 64 years
895
1.6%
65 years and over
64
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
