Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Newtown 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
1,707
100.0%
Speak only English
1,588
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
119
7.0%
Spanish
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
68.4%
Speak English "well"
4
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
2
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
87.3%
Speak English "well"
7
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
72.2%
Speak English "well"
1
5.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
1,707
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
119
7.0%
5 to 17 years
12
0.7%
18 to 64 years
94
5.5%
65 years and over
13
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
21
1.2%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
17
1.0%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
2
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,707
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
