Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cumberland 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
7,150
100.0%
Speak only English
6,095
85.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,055
14.8%
Spanish
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
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
849
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
710
83.6%
Speak English "well"
125
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
14
1.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
53.9%
Speak English "well"
65
46.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
7,150
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,055
14.8%
5 to 17 years
70
1.0%
18 to 64 years
559
7.8%
65 years and over
426
6.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
204
2.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
124
1.7%
65 years and over
74
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
65
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,142
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
139
1.9%
5 to 17 years
25
0.4%
18 to 64 years
65
0.9%
65 years and over
49
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
