Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cromwell 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
12,201
100.0%
Speak only English
10,577
86.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,624
13.3%
Spanish
396
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
283
71.5%
Speak English "well"
66
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
14
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
33
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,017
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
711
69.9%
Speak English "well"
205
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
87
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
127
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
60.6%
Speak English "well"
34
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
16
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
91.7%
Speak English "well"
7
8.3%
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
12,201
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,624
13.3%
5 to 17 years
252
2.1%
18 to 64 years
1,000
8.2%
65 years and over
372
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
476
3.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
290
2.4%
65 years and over
180
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
86
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,590
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
180
1.6%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
104
0.9%
65 years and over
63
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
