Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Troy 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
76,000
100.0%
Speak only English
57,823
76.1%
Speak a language other than English
18,177
23.9%
Spanish
1,051
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
760
72.3%
Speak English "well"
166
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
112
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
13
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
7,946
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,732
72.1%
Speak English "well"
1,544
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
588
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
82
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5,840
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,559
60.9%
Speak English "well"
1,502
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
700
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
79
1.4%
All other languages
3,340
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,293
68.7%
Speak English "well"
686
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
291
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
70
2.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
76,000
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
18,177
23.9%
5 to 17 years
3,498
4.6%
18 to 64 years
13,140
17.3%
65 years and over
1,539
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,833
7.7%
5 to 17 years
670
0.9%
18 to 64 years
4,362
5.7%
65 years and over
801
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,044
Population 5 years and over in households*
75,764
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,415
3.2%
5 to 17 years
417
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,663
2.2%
65 years and over
335
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
