Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brunswick 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
31,003
100.0%
Speak only English
28,951
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,052
6.6%
Spanish
355
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
68.5%
Speak English "well"
54
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
47
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,346
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
905
67.2%
Speak English "well"
275
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
127
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
39
2.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
156
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
126
80.8%
Speak English "well"
24
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
195
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
50.8%
Speak English "well"
76
39.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
31,003
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,052
6.6%
5 to 17 years
352
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,413
4.6%
65 years and over
287
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
679
2.2%
5 to 17 years
78
0.3%
18 to 64 years
444
1.4%
65 years and over
157
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
182
Population 5 years and over in households*
30,748
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
393
1.3%
5 to 17 years
61
0.2%
18 to 64 years
233
0.8%
65 years and over
99
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
