Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Winchester 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
22,146
100.0%
Speak only English
19,921
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,225
10.0%
Spanish
1,512
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
554
36.6%
Speak English "well"
257
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
309
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
392
25.9%
Other Indo-European languages
439
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
335
76.3%
Speak English "well"
69
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
25
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
240
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
26.7%
Speak English "well"
131
54.6%
Speak English "not well"
34
14.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
4.6%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
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
22,146
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,225
10.0%
5 to 17 years
463
2.1%
18 to 64 years
1,729
7.8%
65 years and over
33
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,238
5.6%
5 to 17 years
212
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,026
4.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
291
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,370
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
864
4.0%
5 to 17 years
172
0.8%
18 to 64 years
692
3.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
