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
19,787
100.0%
Speak only English
18,482
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,305
6.6%
Spanish
329
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
62.3%
Speak English "well"
47
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
77
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
724
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
545
75.3%
Speak English "well"
148
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
31
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
218
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
129
59.2%
Speak English "well"
54
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
35
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
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
19,787
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,305
6.6%
5 to 17 years
155
0.8%
18 to 64 years
887
4.5%
65 years and over
263
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
392
2.0%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
277
1.4%
65 years and over
61
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,176
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
186
1.0%
5 to 17 years
43
0.2%
18 to 64 years
107
0.6%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
