Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bedford 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
13,397
100.0%
Speak only English
12,612
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
785
5.9%
Spanish
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
80.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
38
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
408
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
245
60.0%
Speak English "well"
129
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
29
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
59.1%
Speak English "well"
22
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
85.1%
Speak English "well"
7
5.8%
Speak English "not well"
11
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,397
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
785
5.9%
5 to 17 years
99
0.7%
18 to 64 years
450
3.4%
65 years and over
236
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
246
1.8%
5 to 17 years
42
0.3%
18 to 64 years
133
1.0%
65 years and over
71
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
80
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,335
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
130
1.0%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
79
0.6%
65 years and over
39
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
