Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Newport 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
3,772
100.0%
Speak only English
3,582
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
190
5.0%
Spanish
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
33.3%
Speak English "well"
8
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
10
37.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
86
86.9%
Speak English "well"
13
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
16.7%
Speak English "well"
11
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
24
57.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
27.3%
Speak English "well"
8
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
36.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,772
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
190
5.0%
5 to 17 years
22
0.6%
18 to 64 years
109
2.9%
65 years and over
59
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
2.2%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
43
1.1%
65 years and over
29
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,666
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
45
1.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.4%
65 years and over
29
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
