Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Thomaston 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
7,054
100.0%
Speak only English
6,682
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
372
5.3%
Spanish
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
47.4%
Speak English "well"
37
38.9%
Speak English "not well"
13
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
78.1%
Speak English "well"
29
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
21
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
74.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
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
7,054
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
372
5.3%
5 to 17 years
74
1.0%
18 to 64 years
255
3.6%
65 years and over
43
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
107
1.5%
5 to 17 years
31
0.4%
18 to 64 years
71
1.0%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,044
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
52
0.7%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
28
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
