Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pelham 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
13,039
100.0%
Speak only English
11,932
91.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,107
8.5%
Spanish
788
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
353
44.8%
Speak English "well"
131
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
247
31.3%
Speak English "not at all"
57
7.2%
Other Indo-European languages
139
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
67.6%
Speak English "well"
10
7.2%
Speak English "not well"
35
25.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
60.9%
Speak English "well"
22
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
84.3%
Speak English "well"
11
15.7%
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
13,039
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,107
8.5%
5 to 17 years
194
1.5%
18 to 64 years
885
6.8%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
534
4.1%
5 to 17 years
53
0.4%
18 to 64 years
481
3.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
72
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,981
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
273
2.1%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
259
2.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
