Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saint Albans 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
7,138
100.0%
Speak only English
6,649
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
489
6.9%
Spanish
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
470
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
311
66.2%
Speak English "well"
110
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
49
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
7,138
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
489
6.9%
5 to 17 years
56
0.8%
18 to 64 years
267
3.7%
65 years and over
166
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
159
2.2%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
105
1.5%
65 years and over
48
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
47
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,084
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
54
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
34
0.5%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
