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
1,556
100.0%
Speak only English
1,333
85.7%
Speak a language other than English
223
14.3%
Spanish
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
46.8%
Speak English "well"
41
37.6%
Speak English "not well"
11
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
79.4%
Speak English "well"
20
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
52.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
47.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
1,556
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
223
14.3%
5 to 17 years
30
1.9%
18 to 64 years
179
11.5%
65 years and over
14
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
95
6.1%
5 to 17 years
6
0.4%
18 to 64 years
75
4.8%
65 years and over
14
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,543
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
