Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Westbrook 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
15,146
100.0%
Speak only English
14,275
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
871
5.8%
Spanish
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
79.8%
Speak English "well"
23
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
14
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
610
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
446
73.1%
Speak English "well"
124
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
36
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
83.6%
Speak English "well"
7
9.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
15,146
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
871
5.8%
5 to 17 years
130
0.9%
18 to 64 years
525
3.5%
65 years and over
216
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
213
1.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
115
0.8%
65 years and over
79
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,976
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
103
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
57
0.4%
65 years and over
46
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
