Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Naugatuck 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
28,850
100.0%
Speak only English
23,739
82.3%
Speak a language other than English
5,111
17.7%
Spanish
1,065
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
714
67.0%
Speak English "well"
267
25.1%
Speak English "not well"
77
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
3,624
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,217
61.2%
Speak English "well"
752
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
571
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
84
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
327
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
279
85.3%
Speak English "well"
29
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
83.2%
Speak English "well"
16
16.8%
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
28,850
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,111
17.7%
5 to 17 years
1,061
3.7%
18 to 64 years
3,547
12.3%
65 years and over
503
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,822
6.3%
5 to 17 years
220
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,366
4.7%
65 years and over
236
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
362
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,629
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
889
3.1%
5 to 17 years
218
0.8%
18 to 64 years
564
2.0%
65 years and over
107
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
