Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kittery 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
4,486
100.0%
Speak only English
4,206
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
280
6.2%
Spanish
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
79.3%
Speak English "well"
14
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
9
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
90.7%
Speak English "well"
15
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
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
4,486
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
280
6.2%
5 to 17 years
31
0.7%
18 to 64 years
202
4.5%
65 years and over
47
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
38
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
32
0.7%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,338
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
