Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Middlebury 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
6,169
100.0%
Speak only English
5,587
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
582
9.4%
Spanish
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
60.8%
Speak English "well"
13
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
13.7%
Other Indo-European languages
374
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
288
77.0%
Speak English "well"
79
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
7
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
63.6%
Speak English "well"
17
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
19
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
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
6,169
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
582
9.4%
5 to 17 years
101
1.6%
18 to 64 years
423
6.9%
65 years and over
58
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
142
2.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
123
2.0%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,105
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
68
1.1%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
34
0.6%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
