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
42,388
100.0%
Speak only English
36,904
87.1%
Speak a language other than English
5,484
12.9%
Spanish
4,157
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,088
26.2%
Speak English "well"
964
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
1,479
35.6%
Speak English "not at all"
626
15.1%
Other Indo-European languages
797
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
462
58.0%
Speak English "well"
131
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
162
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
42
5.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
466
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
272
58.4%
Speak English "well"
95
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
57
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
42
9.0%
All other languages
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
57.8%
Speak English "well"
27
42.2%
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
42,388
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,484
12.9%
5 to 17 years
1,191
2.8%
18 to 64 years
4,047
9.5%
65 years and over
246
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,625
8.6%
5 to 17 years
642
1.5%
18 to 64 years
2,849
6.7%
65 years and over
134
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
679
Population 5 years and over in households*
41,276
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,357
5.7%
5 to 17 years
470
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,793
4.3%
65 years and over
94
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
