Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Montpelier 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
7,693
100.0%
Speak only English
7,214
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
479
6.2%
Spanish
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
92.5%
Speak English "well"
5
3.8%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
307
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
227
73.9%
Speak English "well"
61
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
19
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
72.4%
Speak English "well"
8
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
7,693
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
479
6.2%
5 to 17 years
56
0.7%
18 to 64 years
399
5.2%
65 years and over
24
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
1.3%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
82
1.1%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,471
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
51
0.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
35
0.5%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
