Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belmont 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
23,670
100.0%
Speak only English
17,439
73.7%
Speak a language other than English
6,231
26.3%
Spanish
1,478
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
885
59.9%
Speak English "well"
325
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
194
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
74
5.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,350
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,747
74.3%
Speak English "well"
435
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
144
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
24
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,354
63.9%
Speak English "well"
567
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
185
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
14
0.7%
All other languages
283
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
211
74.6%
Speak English "well"
61
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
23,670
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,231
26.3%
5 to 17 years
629
2.7%
18 to 64 years
4,778
20.2%
65 years and over
824
3.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,034
8.6%
5 to 17 years
171
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,485
6.3%
65 years and over
378
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
448
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,043
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
927
4.0%
5 to 17 years
133
0.6%
18 to 64 years
614
2.7%
65 years and over
180
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
