Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New London 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
23,964
100.0%
Speak only English
18,301
76.4%
Speak a language other than English
5,663
23.6%
Spanish
4,060
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,442
60.1%
Speak English "well"
764
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
720
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
134
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,198
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
798
66.6%
Speak English "well"
246
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
134
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
20
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
281
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
54.1%
Speak English "well"
92
32.7%
Speak English "not well"
24
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
13
4.6%
All other languages
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
66.1%
Speak English "well"
31
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
23,964
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,663
23.6%
5 to 17 years
1,307
5.5%
18 to 64 years
3,885
16.2%
65 years and over
471
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,189
9.1%
5 to 17 years
444
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,546
6.5%
65 years and over
199
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
646
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,273
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,330
6.3%
5 to 17 years
365
1.7%
18 to 64 years
833
3.9%
65 years and over
132
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
