Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Waterloo 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
63,793
100.0%
Speak only English
58,489
91.7%
Speak a language other than English
5,304
8.3%
Spanish
1,936
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,085
56.0%
Speak English "well"
365
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
396
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
90
4.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,762
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,282
46.4%
Speak English "well"
621
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
647
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
212
7.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
419
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
199
47.5%
Speak English "well"
141
33.7%
Speak English "not well"
75
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.0%
All other languages
187
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
144
77.0%
Speak English "well"
36
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
63,793
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,304
8.3%
5 to 17 years
1,249
2.0%
18 to 64 years
3,532
5.5%
65 years and over
523
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,594
4.1%
5 to 17 years
463
0.7%
18 to 64 years
2,018
3.2%
65 years and over
113
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
655
Population 5 years and over in households*
62,247
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,670
2.7%
5 to 17 years
418
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,214
2.0%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
