Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burlington 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
21,297
100.0%
Speak only English
17,445
81.9%
Speak a language other than English
3,852
18.1%
Spanish
384
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
262
68.2%
Speak English "well"
78
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
44
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,551
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,857
72.8%
Speak English "well"
482
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
191
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
21
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
820
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
451
55.0%
Speak English "well"
289
35.2%
Speak English "not well"
80
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
89.7%
Speak English "well"
10
10.3%
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
21,297
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,852
18.1%
5 to 17 years
543
2.5%
18 to 64 years
2,872
13.5%
65 years and over
437
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,195
5.6%
5 to 17 years
167
0.8%
18 to 64 years
852
4.0%
65 years and over
176
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
212
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,260
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
496
2.3%
5 to 17 years
81
0.4%
18 to 64 years
375
1.8%
65 years and over
40
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
