Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gardner 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
19,530
100.0%
Speak only English
16,973
86.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,557
13.1%
Spanish
808
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
496
61.4%
Speak English "well"
175
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
121
15.0%
Speak English "not at all"
16
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,444
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,064
73.7%
Speak English "well"
308
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
72
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
42.8%
Speak English "well"
49
32.2%
Speak English "not well"
25
16.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
8.6%
All other languages
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
67.3%
Speak English "well"
28
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
22
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,530
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,557
13.1%
5 to 17 years
194
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,619
8.3%
65 years and over
744
3.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
829
4.2%
5 to 17 years
60
0.3%
18 to 64 years
570
2.9%
65 years and over
199
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
247
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,247
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
429
2.4%
5 to 17 years
64
0.4%
18 to 64 years
222
1.2%
65 years and over
143
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
