Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ansonia 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
17,303
100.0%
Speak only English
14,196
82.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,107
18.0%
Spanish
1,022
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
615
60.2%
Speak English "well"
236
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
135
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
36
3.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,946
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,190
61.2%
Speak English "well"
437
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
239
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
80
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
43.2%
Speak English "well"
37
42.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
14.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
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
17,303
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,107
18.0%
5 to 17 years
482
2.8%
18 to 64 years
2,031
11.7%
65 years and over
594
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,213
7.0%
5 to 17 years
125
0.7%
18 to 64 years
826
4.8%
65 years and over
262
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
364
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,187
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
766
4.5%
5 to 17 years
128
0.7%
18 to 64 years
465
2.7%
65 years and over
173
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
