Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Southbury 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
17,629
100.0%
Speak only English
16,456
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,173
6.7%
Spanish
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
55.0%
Speak English "well"
56
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
32
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
16
6.9%
Other Indo-European languages
750
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
622
82.9%
Speak English "well"
99
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
29
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
60.9%
Speak English "well"
47
35.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
89.8%
Speak English "well"
6
10.2%
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
17,629
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,173
6.7%
5 to 17 years
132
0.7%
18 to 64 years
638
3.6%
65 years and over
403
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
290
1.6%
5 to 17 years
20
0.1%
18 to 64 years
214
1.2%
65 years and over
56
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
51
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,470
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
86
0.5%
5 to 17 years
7
0.0%
18 to 64 years
79
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
