Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Barrington 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
15,836
100.0%
Speak only English
14,447
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,389
8.8%
Spanish
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
82.6%
Speak English "well"
41
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
2.8%
Other Indo-European languages
883
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
650
73.6%
Speak English "well"
164
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
65
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
137
84.6%
Speak English "well"
25
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
77.4%
Speak English "well"
6
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,836
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,389
8.8%
5 to 17 years
280
1.8%
18 to 64 years
850
5.4%
65 years and over
259
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
321
2.0%
5 to 17 years
47
0.3%
18 to 64 years
220
1.4%
65 years and over
54
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,425
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
113
0.7%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
58
0.4%
65 years and over
34
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
