Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Holliston 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
12,730
100.0%
Speak only English
11,814
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
916
7.2%
Spanish
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
149
71.0%
Speak English "well"
24
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
37
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
630
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
451
71.6%
Speak English "well"
103
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
76
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
92.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
73.9%
Speak English "well"
6
26.1%
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
12,730
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
916
7.2%
5 to 17 years
305
2.4%
18 to 64 years
566
4.4%
65 years and over
45
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
250
2.0%
5 to 17 years
93
0.7%
18 to 64 years
146
1.1%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
47
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,689
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
108
0.9%
5 to 17 years
35
0.3%
18 to 64 years
66
0.5%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
