Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brewster 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
2,081
100.0%
Speak only English
1,936
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
145
7.0%
Spanish
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
90.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
66.2%
Speak English "well"
14
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
2,081
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
145
7.0%
5 to 17 years
11
0.5%
18 to 64 years
102
4.9%
65 years and over
32
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
30
1.4%
5 to 17 years
11
0.5%
18 to 64 years
9
0.4%
65 years and over
10
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,081
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
10
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
