Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ellington 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
12,114
100.0%
Speak only English
11,332
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
782
6.5%
Spanish
199
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
75.4%
Speak English "well"
33
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
8
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
513
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
395
77.0%
Speak English "well"
89
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
29
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
22.6%
Speak English "well"
24
38.7%
Speak English "not well"
24
38.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,114
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
782
6.5%
5 to 17 years
136
1.1%
18 to 64 years
542
4.5%
65 years and over
104
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
215
1.8%
5 to 17 years
40
0.3%
18 to 64 years
160
1.3%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
31
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,085
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
0.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
51
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
