Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Milford 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
6,313
100.0%
Speak only English
5,464
86.6%
Speak a language other than English
849
13.4%
Spanish
600
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
403
67.2%
Speak English "well"
110
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
53
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
34
5.7%
Other Indo-European languages
214
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
43.0%
Speak English "well"
43
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
63
29.4%
Speak English "not at all"
16
7.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
60.0%
Speak English "well"
6
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
8
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,313
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
849
13.4%
5 to 17 years
220
3.5%
18 to 64 years
597
9.5%
65 years and over
32
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
333
5.3%
5 to 17 years
41
0.6%
18 to 64 years
265
4.2%
65 years and over
27
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,071
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
190
3.1%
5 to 17 years
57
0.9%
18 to 64 years
116
1.9%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
