Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hanover 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
8,012
100.0%
Speak only English
6,808
85.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,204
15.0%
Spanish
266
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
96.6%
Speak English "well"
9
3.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
460
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
404
87.8%
Speak English "well"
32
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
24
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
422
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
356
84.4%
Speak English "well"
50
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
16
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
44.6%
Speak English "well"
31
55.4%
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
8,012
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,204
15.0%
5 to 17 years
108
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,023
12.8%
65 years and over
73
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
162
2.0%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
114
1.4%
65 years and over
40
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,150
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
0.9%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
28
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
