Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wolfeboro 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
2,930
100.0%
Speak only English
2,771
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
159
5.4%
Spanish
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
82.1%
Speak English "well"
5
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
80.7%
Speak English "well"
14
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
47.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
52.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,930
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
159
5.4%
5 to 17 years
35
1.2%
18 to 64 years
86
2.9%
65 years and over
38
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
36
1.2%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
14
0.5%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,824
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"
