Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bennington 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
8,776
100.0%
Speak only English
8,372
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
404
4.6%
Spanish
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
73.7%
Speak English "well"
25
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
250
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
190
76.0%
Speak English "well"
34
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
26
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
39.0%
Speak English "well"
16
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
13
22.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
11.9%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,776
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
404
4.6%
5 to 17 years
49
0.6%
18 to 64 years
194
2.2%
65 years and over
161
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
121
1.4%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
63
0.7%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
50
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,246
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
36
0.4%
65 years and over
27
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
