Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hudson 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
13,456
100.0%
Speak only English
10,771
80.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,685
20.0%
Spanish
342
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
39.8%
Speak English "well"
102
29.8%
Speak English "not well"
85
24.9%
Speak English "not at all"
19
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,241
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,352
60.3%
Speak English "well"
378
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
357
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
154
6.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
50.0%
Speak English "well"
22
39.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
47.8%
Speak English "well"
24
52.2%
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
13,456
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,685
20.0%
5 to 17 years
295
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,027
15.1%
65 years and over
363
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,147
8.5%
5 to 17 years
86
0.6%
18 to 64 years
852
6.3%
65 years and over
209
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
315
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,329
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
658
4.9%
5 to 17 years
74
0.6%
18 to 64 years
457
3.4%
65 years and over
127
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
