Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lewiston 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
29,240
100.0%
Speak only English
28,161
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,079
3.7%
Spanish
444
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
284
64.0%
Speak English "well"
71
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
89
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
276
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
74.3%
Speak English "well"
37
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
34
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
303
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
181
59.7%
Speak English "well"
70
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
52
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
82.1%
Speak English "well"
10
17.9%
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
29,240
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,079
3.7%
5 to 17 years
179
0.6%
18 to 64 years
721
2.5%
65 years and over
179
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
363
1.2%
5 to 17 years
56
0.2%
18 to 64 years
248
0.8%
65 years and over
59
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,577
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
151
0.5%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
113
0.4%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
