Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Northfield 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
3,097
100.0%
Speak only English
2,855
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
242
7.8%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
85.9%
Speak English "well"
4
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
81.4%
Speak English "well"
16
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
43.9%
Speak English "well"
22
53.7%
Speak English "not well"
1
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
18.8%
Speak English "well"
13
81.3%
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
3,097
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
242
7.8%
5 to 17 years
15
0.5%
18 to 64 years
197
6.4%
65 years and over
30
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
66
2.1%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
62
2.0%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,776
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
