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
13,058
100.0%
Speak only English
12,720
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
338
2.6%
Spanish
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
68.0%
Speak English "well"
10
6.5%
Speak English "not well"
39
25.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
61.4%
Speak English "well"
38
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
44.4%
Speak English "well"
10
55.6%
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
13,058
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
338
2.6%
5 to 17 years
89
0.7%
18 to 64 years
227
1.7%
65 years and over
22
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
129
1.0%
5 to 17 years
52
0.4%
18 to 64 years
69
0.5%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,469
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
