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
10,136
100.0%
Speak only English
9,751
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
385
3.8%
Spanish
211
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
59.2%
Speak English "well"
48
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
38
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
78.6%
Speak English "well"
16
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
54.8%
Speak English "well"
12
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
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
10,136
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
385
3.8%
5 to 17 years
91
0.9%
18 to 64 years
271
2.7%
65 years and over
23
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
130
1.3%
5 to 17 years
31
0.3%
18 to 64 years
92
0.9%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,558
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
41
0.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
33
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
