Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Northfield 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
16,290
100.0%
Speak only English
14,481
88.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,809
11.1%
Spanish
969
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
304
31.4%
Speak English "well"
250
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
307
31.7%
Speak English "not at all"
108
11.1%
Other Indo-European languages
460
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
401
87.2%
Speak English "well"
38
8.3%
Speak English "not well"
21
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
327
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
203
62.1%
Speak English "well"
97
29.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
19
5.8%
All other languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
64.2%
Speak English "well"
8
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
11
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,290
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,809
11.1%
5 to 17 years
305
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,335
8.2%
65 years and over
169
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
867
5.3%
5 to 17 years
132
0.8%
18 to 64 years
672
4.1%
65 years and over
63
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
163
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,558
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
671
5.8%
5 to 17 years
193
1.7%
18 to 64 years
462
4.0%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
