Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dartmouth 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
29,309
100.0%
Speak only English
22,777
77.7%
Speak a language other than English
6,532
22.3%
Spanish
331
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
274
82.8%
Speak English "well"
18
5.4%
Speak English "not well"
30
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
5,872
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,706
63.1%
Speak English "well"
1,318
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
736
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
112
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
311
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
55.6%
Speak English "well"
90
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
24
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
24
7.7%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
72.2%
Speak English "well"
5
27.8%
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
29,309
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,532
22.3%
5 to 17 years
763
2.6%
18 to 64 years
4,636
15.8%
65 years and over
1,133
3.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,366
8.1%
5 to 17 years
158
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,754
6.0%
65 years and over
454
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
411
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,033
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
841
3.2%
5 to 17 years
141
0.5%
18 to 64 years
515
2.0%
65 years and over
185
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
