Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belmont 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
22,781
100.0%
Speak only English
18,234
80.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,547
20.0%
Spanish
485
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
359
74.0%
Speak English "well"
101
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
25
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,834
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,107
74.3%
Speak English "well"
479
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
223
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
25
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
860
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
478
55.6%
Speak English "well"
243
28.3%
Speak English "not well"
111
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
28
3.3%
All other languages
368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
308
83.7%
Speak English "well"
25
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
24
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
22,781
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,547
20.0%
5 to 17 years
908
4.0%
18 to 64 years
2,896
12.7%
65 years and over
743
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,295
5.7%
5 to 17 years
185
0.8%
18 to 64 years
861
3.8%
65 years and over
249
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
303
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,470
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
641
2.9%
5 to 17 years
163
0.7%
18 to 64 years
360
1.6%
65 years and over
118
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
