Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belmont 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
8,130
100.0%
Speak only English
7,484
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
646
7.9%
Spanish
171
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
32.7%
Speak English "well"
70
40.9%
Speak English "not well"
26
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
19
11.1%
Other Indo-European languages
306
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
76.5%
Speak English "well"
54
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
21.4%
Speak English "well"
16
9.5%
Speak English "not well"
105
62.5%
Speak English "not at all"
11
6.5%
All other languages
1
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1
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
8,130
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
646
7.9%
5 to 17 years
120
1.5%
18 to 64 years
490
6.0%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
319
3.9%
5 to 17 years
34
0.4%
18 to 64 years
262
3.2%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
52
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,477
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
241
3.2%
5 to 17 years
33
0.4%
18 to 64 years
185
2.5%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
