Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hartford 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
111,380
100.0%
Speak only English
59,548
53.5%
Speak a language other than English
51,832
46.5%
Spanish
41,025
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22,018
53.7%
Speak English "well"
9,224
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
6,625
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3,158
7.7%
Other Indo-European languages
9,103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,643
51.0%
Speak English "well"
2,062
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
1,744
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
654
7.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,219
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
416
34.1%
Speak English "well"
460
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
259
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
84
6.9%
All other languages
485
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
277
57.1%
Speak English "well"
151
31.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
26
5.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
111,380
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
51,832
46.5%
5 to 17 years
13,042
11.7%
18 to 64 years
34,324
30.8%
65 years and over
4,466
4.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
24,478
22.0%
5 to 17 years
4,503
4.0%
18 to 64 years
16,906
15.2%
65 years and over
3,069
2.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
7,163
Population 5 years and over in households*
106,114
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14,770
13.9%
5 to 17 years
3,166
3.0%
18 to 64 years
9,333
8.8%
65 years and over
2,271
2.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
