Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Merrimack 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
3,531
100.0%
Speak only English
3,318
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
213
6.0%
Spanish
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
40.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
60.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
65.0%
Speak English "well"
32
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
32
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
3,531
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
213
6.0%
5 to 17 years
20
0.6%
18 to 64 years
64
1.8%
65 years and over
129
3.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
2.3%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
19
0.5%
65 years and over
55
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,503
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
55
1.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.3%
65 years and over
46
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
