Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cambridge 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
5,182
100.0%
Speak only English
4,979
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
203
3.9%
Spanish
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
36.4%
Speak English "well"
14
63.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
181
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
158
87.3%
Speak English "well"
19
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
5,182
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
203
3.9%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
55
1.1%
65 years and over
131
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
37
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.4%
65 years and over
15
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,780
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
