Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brookfield 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
14,682
100.0%
Speak only English
13,192
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,490
10.1%
Spanish
437
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
353
80.8%
Speak English "well"
55
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
20
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.1%
Other Indo-European languages
861
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
667
77.5%
Speak English "well"
132
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
50
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
52.1%
Speak English "well"
68
47.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
84.0%
Speak English "well"
8
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,682
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,490
10.1%
5 to 17 years
209
1.4%
18 to 64 years
954
6.5%
65 years and over
327
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
354
2.4%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
212
1.4%
65 years and over
127
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,604
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.2%
65 years and over
43
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
