Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hingham 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
5,005
100.0%
Speak only English
4,663
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
342
6.8%
Spanish
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
65.3%
Speak English "well"
23
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
191
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
57.1%
Speak English "well"
71
37.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
5,005
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
342
6.8%
5 to 17 years
65
1.3%
18 to 64 years
236
4.7%
65 years and over
41
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
115
2.3%
5 to 17 years
23
0.5%
18 to 64 years
76
1.5%
65 years and over
16
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,997
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.3%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
