Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Barrington 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
9,277
100.0%
Speak only English
8,558
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
719
7.8%
Spanish
322
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
50.0%
Speak English "well"
88
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
73
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
330
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
263
79.7%
Speak English "well"
48
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
9,277
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
719
7.8%
5 to 17 years
145
1.6%
18 to 64 years
507
5.5%
65 years and over
67
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
228
2.5%
5 to 17 years
43
0.5%
18 to 64 years
139
1.5%
65 years and over
46
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,264
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
65
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
50
0.5%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
