Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Newton 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
14,555
100.0%
Speak only English
14,147
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
408
2.8%
Spanish
214
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
124
57.9%
Speak English "well"
27
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
51
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
84.1%
Speak English "well"
28
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
14,555
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
408
2.8%
5 to 17 years
61
0.4%
18 to 64 years
284
2.0%
65 years and over
63
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
123
0.8%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
99
0.7%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,113
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
50
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
