Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Benicia 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
25,626
100.0%
Speak only English
22,393
87.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,233
12.6%
Spanish
1,282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
835
65.1%
Speak English "well"
251
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
163
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
33
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
697
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
539
77.3%
Speak English "well"
86
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
62
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
704
61.3%
Speak English "well"
265
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
149
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
31
2.7%
All other languages
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
56.2%
Speak English "well"
24
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,626
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,233
12.6%
5 to 17 years
462
1.8%
18 to 64 years
2,437
9.5%
65 years and over
334
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,096
4.3%
5 to 17 years
132
0.5%
18 to 64 years
818
3.2%
65 years and over
146
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
175
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,573
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
504
2.0%
5 to 17 years
115
0.4%
18 to 64 years
317
1.2%
65 years and over
72
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
