Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hertford 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
1,916
100.0%
Speak only English
1,839
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
77
4.0%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
70.5%
Speak English "well"
9
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
4
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
50.0%
Speak English "well"
5
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
33.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
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
1,916
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
77
4.0%
5 to 17 years
34
1.8%
18 to 64 years
41
2.1%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
28
1.5%
5 to 17 years
13
0.7%
18 to 64 years
15
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,845
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.7%
5 to 17 years
4
0.2%
18 to 64 years
9
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
