Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tolland 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
128,308
100.0%
Speak only English
115,455
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,853
10.0%
Spanish
3,692
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,687
72.8%
Speak English "well"
579
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
404
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
22
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
6,930
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,584
80.6%
Speak English "well"
1,039
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
270
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
37
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,839
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
892
48.5%
Speak English "well"
590
32.1%
Speak English "not well"
312
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
45
2.4%
All other languages
392
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
315
80.4%
Speak English "well"
63
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
14
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
128,308
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,853
10.0%
5 to 17 years
1,458
1.1%
18 to 64 years
9,908
7.7%
65 years and over
1,487
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,375
2.6%
5 to 17 years
267
0.2%
18 to 64 years
2,666
2.1%
65 years and over
442
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
664
Population 5 years and over in households*
117,226
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,269
1.1%
5 to 17 years
148
0.1%
18 to 64 years
873
0.7%
65 years and over
248
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
