Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Biddeford 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
19,626
100.0%
Speak only English
14,410
73.4%
Speak a language other than English
5,216
26.6%
Spanish
288
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
187
64.9%
Speak English "well"
63
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
27
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.8%
Other Indo-European languages
4,775
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,462
72.5%
Speak English "well"
961
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
323
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
29
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
72.1%
Speak English "well"
21
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
85.7%
Speak English "well"
6
14.3%
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
19,626
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,216
26.6%
5 to 17 years
255
1.3%
18 to 64 years
3,107
15.8%
65 years and over
1,854
9.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,451
7.4%
5 to 17 years
79
0.4%
18 to 64 years
695
3.5%
65 years and over
677
3.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
413
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,715
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
611
3.3%
5 to 17 years
27
0.1%
18 to 64 years
204
1.1%
65 years and over
380
2.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
