Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greenfield 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
13,096
100.0%
Speak only English
12,208
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
888
6.8%
Spanish
287
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
206
71.8%
Speak English "well"
33
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
42
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.1%
Other Indo-European languages
493
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
284
57.6%
Speak English "well"
127
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
82
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
72.5%
Speak English "well"
25
27.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
64.7%
Speak English "well"
6
35.3%
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
13,096
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
888
6.8%
5 to 17 years
132
1.0%
18 to 64 years
533
4.1%
65 years and over
223
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
321
2.5%
5 to 17 years
28
0.2%
18 to 64 years
206
1.6%
65 years and over
87
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
103
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,420
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
201
1.6%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
127
1.0%
65 years and over
53
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
