Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Windham 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
4,263
100.0%
Speak only English
4,126
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
137
3.2%
Spanish
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
81.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
19
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
51.9%
Speak English "well"
5
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
29.6%
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
4,263
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
137
3.2%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
106
2.5%
65 years and over
12
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
38
0.9%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
19
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,260
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
