Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hollis 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
6,552
100.0%
Speak only English
6,084
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
468
7.1%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
340
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
292
85.9%
Speak English "well"
34
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
70.0%
Speak English "well"
8
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
10
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
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
6,552
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
468
7.1%
5 to 17 years
66
1.0%
18 to 64 years
338
5.2%
65 years and over
64
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
66
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
66
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,552
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.7%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
34
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
