Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bedford 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
16,956
100.0%
Speak only English
15,505
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,451
8.6%
Spanish
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
28.9%
Speak English "well"
25
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
66
51.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,243
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
873
70.2%
Speak English "well"
285
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
85
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
75.0%
Speak English "well"
9
25.0%
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
16,956
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,451
8.6%
5 to 17 years
176
1.0%
18 to 64 years
935
5.5%
65 years and over
340
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
470
2.8%
5 to 17 years
30
0.2%
18 to 64 years
353
2.1%
65 years and over
87
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,508
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
133
0.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.1%
18 to 64 years
85
0.5%
65 years and over
34
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
