Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wakefield 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
7,933
100.0%
Speak only English
7,461
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
472
5.9%
Spanish
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
80.0%
Speak English "well"
22
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
83.0%
Speak English "well"
43
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
66.2%
Speak English "well"
12
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
6
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
8.5%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
7,933
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
472
5.9%
5 to 17 years
89
1.1%
18 to 64 years
282
3.6%
65 years and over
101
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
94
1.2%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
68
0.9%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,779
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.4%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
12
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
