Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rutland 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
16,346
100.0%
Speak only English
15,552
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
794
4.9%
Spanish
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
72.3%
Speak English "well"
12
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
26
19.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
609
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
416
68.3%
Speak English "well"
112
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
81
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
55.3%
Speak English "well"
17
44.7%
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
16,346
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
794
4.9%
5 to 17 years
83
0.5%
18 to 64 years
483
3.0%
65 years and over
228
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
258
1.6%
5 to 17 years
44
0.3%
18 to 64 years
153
0.9%
65 years and over
61
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
79
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,630
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
84
0.5%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
56
0.4%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
