Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saginaw 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
56,554
100.0%
Speak only English
51,965
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
4,589
8.1%
Spanish
3,705
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,579
69.6%
Speak English "well"
562
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
452
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
112
3.0%
Other Indo-European languages
628
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
449
71.5%
Speak English "well"
100
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
65
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
50.4%
Speak English "well"
18
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
41
31.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
3.9%
All other languages
127
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
88.2%
Speak English "well"
3
2.4%
Speak English "not well"
12
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
56,554
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,589
8.1%
5 to 17 years
934
1.7%
18 to 64 years
3,056
5.4%
65 years and over
599
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,384
2.4%
5 to 17 years
240
0.4%
18 to 64 years
936
1.7%
65 years and over
208
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
299
Population 5 years and over in households*
55,138
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
533
1.0%
5 to 17 years
81
0.1%
18 to 64 years
321
0.6%
65 years and over
131
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
