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
24,880
100.0%
Speak only English
22,497
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,383
9.6%
Spanish
1,003
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
578
57.6%
Speak English "well"
224
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
170
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
31
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,086
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
763
70.3%
Speak English "well"
248
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
75
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
260
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
41.9%
Speak English "well"
117
45.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
79.4%
Speak English "well"
7
20.6%
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
24,880
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,383
9.6%
5 to 17 years
266
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,767
7.1%
65 years and over
350
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
906
3.6%
5 to 17 years
108
0.4%
18 to 64 years
639
2.6%
65 years and over
159
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
253
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,780
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
558
2.4%
5 to 17 years
125
0.5%
18 to 64 years
348
1.5%
65 years and over
85
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
