Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cumberland 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
20,448
100.0%
Speak only English
19,882
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
566
2.8%
Spanish
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
71.1%
Speak English "well"
44
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
23
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
91.8%
Speak English "well"
13
5.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
3.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
56.0%
Speak English "well"
4
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
26.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
10.0%
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
20,448
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
566
2.8%
5 to 17 years
155
0.8%
18 to 64 years
324
1.6%
65 years and over
87
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
115
0.6%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
107
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,881
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
