Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pelham 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
10,113
100.0%
Speak only English
9,353
92.5%
Speak a language other than English
760
7.5%
Spanish
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
623
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
496
79.6%
Speak English "well"
85
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
31
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
63.6%
Speak English "well"
8
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
4
12.1%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
63.0%
Speak English "well"
10
37.0%
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
10,113
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
760
7.5%
5 to 17 years
96
0.9%
18 to 64 years
480
4.7%
65 years and over
184
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
149
1.5%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
89
0.9%
65 years and over
34
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,113
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
0.1%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
