Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Waitsfield 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
1,570
100.0%
Speak only English
1,432
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
138
8.8%
Spanish
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
86.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
92.1%
Speak English "well"
6
5.9%
Speak English "not well"
2
2.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
2
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,570
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
138
8.8%
5 to 17 years
22
1.4%
18 to 64 years
100
6.4%
65 years and over
16
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
16
1.0%
5 to 17 years
4
0.3%
18 to 64 years
12
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
2
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,570
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
