Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Plymouth 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
3,405
100.0%
Speak only English
3,183
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
222
6.5%
Spanish
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
76.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
77.1%
Speak English "well"
17
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
7.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
37.9%
Speak English "well"
18
62.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,405
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
222
6.5%
5 to 17 years
25
0.7%
18 to 64 years
197
5.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
63
1.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
63
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,740
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
