Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Weare 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
7,161
100.0%
Speak only English
6,755
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
406
5.7%
Spanish
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
84.6%
Speak English "well"
12
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
317
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
225
71.0%
Speak English "well"
75
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
17
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,161
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
406
5.7%
5 to 17 years
55
0.8%
18 to 64 years
309
4.3%
65 years and over
42
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
104
1.5%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
76
1.1%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,160
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
