Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Laconia 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
15,545
100.0%
Speak only English
14,257
91.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,288
8.3%
Spanish
298
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
58.1%
Speak English "well"
72
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
47
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
843
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
609
72.2%
Speak English "well"
162
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
61
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
50.5%
Speak English "well"
25
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
30
27.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
33.3%
Speak English "well"
7
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
17
47.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,545
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,288
8.3%
5 to 17 years
185
1.2%
18 to 64 years
629
4.0%
65 years and over
474
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
438
2.8%
5 to 17 years
70
0.5%
18 to 64 years
275
1.8%
65 years and over
93
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
133
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,727
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
222
1.5%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
145
1.0%
65 years and over
50
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
