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
1,755
100.0%
Speak only English
1,706
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
49
2.8%
Spanish
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
75.0%
Speak English "well"
7
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
73.3%
Speak English "well"
4
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
1,755
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
49
2.8%
5 to 17 years
12
0.7%
18 to 64 years
31
1.8%
65 years and over
6
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
11
0.6%
5 to 17 years
6
0.3%
18 to 64 years
5
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,675
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"
