Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saco 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
15,760
100.0%
Speak only English
13,572
86.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,188
13.9%
Spanish
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
59.4%
Speak English "well"
14
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
10
9.9%
Other Indo-European languages
2,038
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,565
76.8%
Speak English "well"
352
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
121
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
28.6%
Speak English "well"
30
71.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
15,760
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,188
13.9%
5 to 17 years
110
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,371
8.7%
65 years and over
707
4.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
544
3.5%
5 to 17 years
34
0.2%
18 to 64 years
291
1.8%
65 years and over
219
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
181
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,520
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
331
2.1%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
131
0.8%
65 years and over
173
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
