Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hadley 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
4,567
100.0%
Speak only English
4,189
91.7%
Speak a language other than English
378
8.3%
Spanish
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
53.0%
Speak English "well"
13
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
250
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
72.0%
Speak English "well"
37
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
33
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
59.7%
Speak English "well"
5
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
20
32.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,567
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
378
8.3%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
180
3.9%
65 years and over
188
4.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
126
2.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
62
1.4%
65 years and over
64
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
45
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,418
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
86
1.9%
5 to 17 years
21
0.5%
18 to 64 years
26
0.6%
65 years and over
39
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
