Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hopkinton 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
2,470
100.0%
Speak only English
2,305
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
165
6.7%
Spanish
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
46.7%
Speak English "well"
15
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
28.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
34.6%
Speak English "well"
34
65.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
48.6%
Speak English "well"
18
51.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
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
2,470
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
165
6.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
136
5.5%
65 years and over
29
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
84
3.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
61
2.5%
65 years and over
23
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,373
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
15
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
