Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Littleton 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
4,273
100.0%
Speak only English
3,993
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
280
6.6%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
50.0%
Speak English "well"
6
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
16
36.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
170
92.9%
Speak English "well"
6
3.3%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
63.2%
Speak English "well"
7
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,273
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
280
6.6%
5 to 17 years
30
0.7%
18 to 64 years
191
4.5%
65 years and over
59
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
49
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
42
1.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,236
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.7%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
22
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
