Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dennis 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
2,794
100.0%
Speak only English
2,625
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
169
6.0%
Spanish
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
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
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
77.2%
Speak English "well"
14
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
12
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
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
2,794
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
169
6.0%
5 to 17 years
17
0.6%
18 to 64 years
90
3.2%
65 years and over
62
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
26
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,792
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
