Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hudson 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
7,969
100.0%
Speak only English
7,660
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
309
3.9%
Spanish
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
80.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
26
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
114
80.3%
Speak English "well"
24
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
7,969
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
309
3.9%
5 to 17 years
82
1.0%
18 to 64 years
198
2.5%
65 years and over
29
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
54
0.7%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
28
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,848
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
