Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Portsmouth 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
16,084
100.0%
Speak only English
15,162
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
922
5.7%
Spanish
198
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
87.9%
Speak English "well"
10
5.1%
Speak English "not well"
14
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
565
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
431
76.3%
Speak English "well"
64
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
70
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
56.5%
Speak English "well"
42
38.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
4.6%
All other languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
41.2%
Speak English "well"
30
58.8%
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
16,084
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
922
5.7%
5 to 17 years
104
0.6%
18 to 64 years
554
3.4%
65 years and over
264
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
235
1.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
128
0.8%
65 years and over
99
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,048
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
127
0.8%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
40
0.2%
65 years and over
68
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
