Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Buzzards Bay 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
3,282
100.0%
Speak only English
3,084
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
198
6.0%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
84.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
51.2%
Speak English "well"
55
44.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
58.3%
Speak English "well"
10
41.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
3,282
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
198
6.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
139
4.2%
65 years and over
59
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
77
2.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
39
1.2%
65 years and over
38
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,522
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
22
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
22
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
