Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Waterville 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
14,789
100.0%
Speak only English
12,952
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,837
12.4%
Spanish
194
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
137
70.6%
Speak English "well"
38
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,427
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
959
67.2%
Speak English "well"
337
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
116
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
15
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
212
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
38.2%
Speak English "well"
32
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
52
24.5%
Speak English "not at all"
47
22.2%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
14,789
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,837
12.4%
5 to 17 years
63
0.4%
18 to 64 years
979
6.6%
65 years and over
795
5.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
656
4.4%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
303
2.0%
65 years and over
349
2.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
246
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,449
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
435
3.5%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
186
1.5%
65 years and over
229
1.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
