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
7,375
100.0%
Speak only English
7,210
97.8%
Speak a language other than English
165
2.2%
Spanish
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
70.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
25.8%
Speak English "not at all"
4
4.1%
Other Indo-European languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
96.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
7,375
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
165
2.2%
5 to 17 years
31
0.4%
18 to 64 years
127
1.7%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
31
0.4%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
9
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,727
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.2%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
9
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
