Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brighton 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
6,241
100.0%
Speak only English
6,051
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
190
3.0%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
63.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
36.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
105
82.0%
Speak English "well"
7
5.5%
Speak English "not well"
16
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
61.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
38.9%
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
6,241
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
190
3.0%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
147
2.4%
65 years and over
34
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
46
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
46
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,195
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
24
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
