Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pawcatuck 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
5,116
100.0%
Speak only English
4,522
88.4%
Speak a language other than English
594
11.6%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
126
87.5%
Speak English "well"
18
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
439
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
208
47.4%
Speak English "well"
90
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
133
30.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
5,116
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
594
11.6%
5 to 17 years
34
0.7%
18 to 64 years
409
8.0%
65 years and over
151
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
249
4.9%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
170
3.3%
65 years and over
75
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,116
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
155
3.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
108
2.1%
65 years and over
47
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
