Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hudson 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
7,325
100.0%
Speak only English
6,712
91.6%
Speak a language other than English
613
8.4%
Spanish
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
83.6%
Speak English "well"
9
7.8%
Speak English "not well"
10
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
450
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
352
78.2%
Speak English "well"
90
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
1.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
44.4%
Speak English "well"
20
55.6%
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
7,325
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
613
8.4%
5 to 17 years
81
1.1%
18 to 64 years
365
5.0%
65 years and over
167
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
137
1.9%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
121
1.7%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,325
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
0.9%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
59
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
