Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saint Johnsbury 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
6,086
100.0%
Speak only English
5,611
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
475
7.8%
Spanish
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
441
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
336
76.2%
Speak English "well"
59
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
40
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
6,086
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
475
7.8%
5 to 17 years
78
1.3%
18 to 64 years
253
4.2%
65 years and over
144
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
112
1.8%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
42
0.7%
65 years and over
63
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,706
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
34
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
34
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
