Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Londonderry 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
10,550
100.0%
Speak only English
9,955
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
595
5.6%
Spanish
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
124
84.4%
Speak English "well"
17
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
375
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
311
82.9%
Speak English "well"
64
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
61.8%
Speak English "well"
8
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
13
23.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
50.0%
Speak English "well"
9
50.0%
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
10,550
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
595
5.6%
5 to 17 years
86
0.8%
18 to 64 years
487
4.6%
65 years and over
22
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
117
1.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
92
0.9%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,541
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
