Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Windham 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
9,981
100.0%
Speak only English
9,322
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
659
6.6%
Spanish
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
86.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
431
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
331
76.8%
Speak English "well"
68
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
32
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
34.6%
Speak English "well"
35
43.2%
Speak English "not well"
18
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
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
9,981
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
659
6.6%
5 to 17 years
123
1.2%
18 to 64 years
458
4.6%
65 years and over
78
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
170
1.7%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
120
1.2%
65 years and over
34
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,910
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
85
0.9%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
53
0.5%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
