Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belchertown 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
2,401
100.0%
Speak only English
2,225
92.7%
Speak a language other than English
176
7.3%
Spanish
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
90.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
48.1%
Speak English "well"
27
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
18.5%
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
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
2,401
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
176
7.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
143
6.0%
65 years and over
33
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
50
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
1.5%
65 years and over
15
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,401
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
24
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.6%
65 years and over
9
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
