Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edgartown 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
3,554
100.0%
Speak only English
3,187
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
367
10.3%
Spanish
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
71.8%
Speak English "well"
5
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
43.1%
Speak English "well"
42
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
96
37.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
58.5%
Speak English "well"
13
31.7%
Speak English "not well"
4
9.8%
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
3,554
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
367
10.3%
5 to 17 years
43
1.2%
18 to 64 years
297
8.4%
65 years and over
27
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
182
5.1%
5 to 17 years
25
0.7%
18 to 64 years
157
4.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,490
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
115
3.3%
5 to 17 years
9
0.3%
18 to 64 years
106
3.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
