Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Litchfield 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
6,108
100.0%
Speak only English
5,807
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
301
4.9%
Spanish
226
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
77.4%
Speak English "well"
27
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
24
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
42.9%
Speak English "well"
5
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
3
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
1
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1
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
6,108
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
301
4.9%
5 to 17 years
67
1.1%
18 to 64 years
214
3.5%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
59
1.0%
5 to 17 years
20
0.3%
18 to 64 years
39
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,788
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
