Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dublin 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
28,731
100.0%
Speak only English
25,516
88.8%
Speak a language other than English
3,215
11.2%
Spanish
283
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
61.8%
Speak English "well"
57
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
51
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,023
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
868
84.8%
Speak English "well"
75
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
73
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,801
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
855
47.5%
Speak English "well"
483
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
401
22.3%
Speak English "not at all"
62
3.4%
All other languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
75.0%
Speak English "well"
21
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,731
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,215
11.2%
5 to 17 years
713
2.5%
18 to 64 years
2,340
8.1%
65 years and over
162
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,236
4.3%
5 to 17 years
265
0.9%
18 to 64 years
897
3.1%
65 years and over
74
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
311
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,681
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
829
2.9%
5 to 17 years
234
0.8%
18 to 64 years
560
2.0%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
