Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bar Harbor 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
2,595
100.0%
Speak only English
2,443
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
152
5.9%
Spanish
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
76.0%
Speak English "well"
6
24.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
75.3%
Speak English "well"
7
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
12
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
43.8%
Speak English "well"
12
37.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
77.8%
Speak English "well"
4
22.2%
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
2,595
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
152
5.9%
5 to 17 years
33
1.3%
18 to 64 years
101
3.9%
65 years and over
18
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
47
1.8%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
40
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,411
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
1.3%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
24
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
