Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burlington 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
2,639
100.0%
Speak only English
2,533
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
106
4.0%
Spanish
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
61.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
38.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
90.6%
Speak English "well"
5
9.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
2,639
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
106
4.0%
5 to 17 years
25
0.9%
18 to 64 years
70
2.7%
65 years and over
11
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
20
0.8%
5 to 17 years
16
0.6%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,514
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
