Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hampstead 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
4,480
100.0%
Speak only English
4,272
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
208
4.6%
Spanish
90
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
37.8%
Speak English "well"
33
36.7%
Speak English "not well"
15
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
50.5%
Speak English "well"
29
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
19
19.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
66.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
33.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,480
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
208
4.6%
5 to 17 years
82
1.8%
18 to 64 years
115
2.6%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
111
2.5%
5 to 17 years
58
1.3%
18 to 64 years
42
0.9%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,480
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
