Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Middlebury 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
2,651
100.0%
Speak only English
2,398
90.5%
Speak a language other than English
253
9.5%
Spanish
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
186
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
82.3%
Speak English "well"
30
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
3
1.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
16.4%
Speak English "well"
13
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
22
36.1%
Speak English "not at all"
16
26.2%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,651
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
253
9.5%
5 to 17 years
30
1.1%
18 to 64 years
168
6.3%
65 years and over
55
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
90
3.4%
5 to 17 years
13
0.5%
18 to 64 years
60
2.3%
65 years and over
17
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,645
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
2.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
46
1.7%
65 years and over
17
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
