Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Colchester 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
15,982
100.0%
Speak only English
14,793
92.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,189
7.4%
Spanish
262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
185
70.6%
Speak English "well"
77
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
640
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
496
77.5%
Speak English "well"
66
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
68
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
219
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
124
56.6%
Speak English "well"
95
43.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
86.8%
Speak English "well"
9
13.2%
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
15,982
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,189
7.4%
5 to 17 years
127
0.8%
18 to 64 years
957
6.0%
65 years and over
105
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
325
2.0%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
278
1.7%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
80
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,366
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
122
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
122
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
