Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gaithersburg 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
48,311
100.0%
Speak only English
28,482
59.0%
Speak a language other than English
19,829
41.0%
Spanish
9,210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,043
43.9%
Speak English "well"
2,006
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
2,176
23.6%
Speak English "not at all"
985
10.7%
Other Indo-European languages
4,688
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,148
67.2%
Speak English "well"
1,062
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
339
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
139
3.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,922
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,647
53.8%
Speak English "well"
1,426
29.0%
Speak English "not well"
659
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
190
3.9%
All other languages
1,009
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
709
70.3%
Speak English "well"
218
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
82
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
48,311
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
19,829
41.0%
5 to 17 years
3,546
7.3%
18 to 64 years
15,371
31.8%
65 years and over
912
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
9,282
19.2%
5 to 17 years
851
1.8%
18 to 64 years
7,843
16.2%
65 years and over
588
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,887
Population 5 years and over in households*
47,689
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5,782
12.1%
5 to 17 years
1,084
2.3%
18 to 64 years
4,404
9.2%
65 years and over
294
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
