Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Shelburne 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
6,472
100.0%
Speak only English
6,292
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
180
2.8%
Spanish
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
88.1%
Speak English "well"
15
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
6,472
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
180
2.8%
5 to 17 years
30
0.5%
18 to 64 years
127
2.0%
65 years and over
23
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
15
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.1%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,325
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.1%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
