Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Concord 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
5,364
100.0%
Speak only English
4,589
85.6%
Speak a language other than English
775
14.4%
Spanish
440
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
260
59.1%
Speak English "well"
117
26.6%
Speak English "not well"
63
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
72.7%
Speak English "well"
33
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
24
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
56.0%
Speak English "well"
24
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
27
23.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
5,364
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
775
14.4%
5 to 17 years
65
1.2%
18 to 64 years
679
12.7%
65 years and over
31
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
288
5.4%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
268
5.0%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,295
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
70
1.6%
5 to 17 years
15
0.3%
18 to 64 years
55
1.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
