Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Calais 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
3,274
100.0%
Speak only English
3,084
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
190
5.8%
Spanish
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
82.6%
Speak English "well"
8
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
92.6%
Speak English "well"
6
7.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
22.6%
Speak English "well"
20
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
15
28.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6
11.3%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,274
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
190
5.8%
5 to 17 years
24
0.7%
18 to 64 years
146
4.5%
65 years and over
20
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
65
2.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
46
1.4%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,151
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
46
1.5%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
33
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
