Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greenfield 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
13,504
100.0%
Speak only English
13,180
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
324
2.4%
Spanish
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
69.5%
Speak English "well"
13
6.2%
Speak English "not well"
43
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
8
3.8%
Other Indo-European languages
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
83.5%
Speak English "well"
7
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
13,504
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
324
2.4%
5 to 17 years
77
0.6%
18 to 64 years
224
1.7%
65 years and over
23
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
86
0.6%
5 to 17 years
30
0.2%
18 to 64 years
47
0.3%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,177
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
