Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Newton 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
15,976
100.0%
Speak only English
14,293
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,683
10.5%
Spanish
1,297
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
806
62.1%
Speak English "well"
259
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
188
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
44
3.4%
Other Indo-European languages
261
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
206
78.9%
Speak English "well"
34
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
119
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
36.1%
Speak English "well"
53
44.5%
Speak English "not well"
23
19.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
15,976
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,683
10.5%
5 to 17 years
344
2.2%
18 to 64 years
953
6.0%
65 years and over
386
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
622
3.9%
5 to 17 years
82
0.5%
18 to 64 years
420
2.6%
65 years and over
120
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
161
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,420
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
417
2.7%
5 to 17 years
122
0.8%
18 to 64 years
206
1.3%
65 years and over
89
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
