Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Somersworth 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
10,673
100.0%
Speak only English
9,581
89.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,092
10.2%
Spanish
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
80.9%
Speak English "well"
26
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
885
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
730
82.5%
Speak English "well"
124
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
31
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
78.0%
Speak English "well"
7
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
10,673
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,092
10.2%
5 to 17 years
95
0.9%
18 to 64 years
537
5.0%
65 years and over
460
4.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
1.8%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
80
0.7%
65 years and over
92
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
60
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,641
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
81
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.3%
65 years and over
46
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
