Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Newington 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
27,749
100.0%
Speak only English
22,098
79.6%
Speak a language other than English
5,651
20.4%
Spanish
913
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
623
68.2%
Speak English "well"
195
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
85
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.1%
Other Indo-European languages
4,330
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,552
58.9%
Speak English "well"
1,154
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
604
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
20
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
338
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
208
61.5%
Speak English "well"
101
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.1%
All other languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
57.1%
Speak English "well"
12
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
25.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
27,749
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,651
20.4%
5 to 17 years
716
2.6%
18 to 64 years
3,799
13.7%
65 years and over
1,136
4.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,228
8.0%
5 to 17 years
196
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,504
5.4%
65 years and over
528
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
539
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,195
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,125
4.1%
5 to 17 years
171
0.6%
18 to 64 years
698
2.6%
65 years and over
256
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
