Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dover 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
25,347
100.0%
Speak only English
23,146
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,201
8.7%
Spanish
215
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
81.4%
Speak English "well"
27
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
13
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,341
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,095
81.7%
Speak English "well"
171
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
75
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
529
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
187
35.3%
Speak English "well"
237
44.8%
Speak English "not well"
90
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
2.8%
All other languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
83.6%
Speak English "well"
19
16.4%
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
25,347
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,201
8.7%
5 to 17 years
289
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,378
5.4%
65 years and over
534
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
647
2.6%
5 to 17 years
82
0.3%
18 to 64 years
462
1.8%
65 years and over
103
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
160
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,588
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
378
1.5%
5 to 17 years
77
0.3%
18 to 64 years
262
1.1%
65 years and over
39
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
