Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jewett City 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
2,940
100.0%
Speak only English
2,706
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
234
8.0%
Spanish
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Other Indo-European languages
211
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
69.2%
Speak English "well"
40
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
17
8.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,940
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
234
8.0%
5 to 17 years
31
1.1%
18 to 64 years
139
4.7%
65 years and over
64
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
88
3.0%
5 to 17 years
8
0.3%
18 to 64 years
73
2.5%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,922
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
73
2.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.3%
18 to 64 years
65
2.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
