Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Keene 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
21,609
100.0%
Speak only English
20,233
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,376
6.4%
Spanish
198
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
67.2%
Speak English "well"
28
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
37
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
831
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
708
85.2%
Speak English "well"
92
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
32.9%
Speak English "well"
43
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
112
48.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
49.1%
Speak English "well"
45
38.8%
Speak English "not well"
14
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
21,609
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,376
6.4%
5 to 17 years
180
0.8%
18 to 64 years
911
4.2%
65 years and over
285
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
402
1.9%
5 to 17 years
42
0.2%
18 to 64 years
262
1.2%
65 years and over
98
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
56
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,336
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
171
0.9%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
119
0.6%
65 years and over
44
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
