Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Westerly 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
16,680
100.0%
Speak only English
14,392
86.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,288
13.7%
Spanish
175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
61.7%
Speak English "well"
34
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
33
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,660
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,142
68.8%
Speak English "well"
308
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
210
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
339
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
132
38.9%
Speak English "well"
90
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
105
31.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
3.5%
All other languages
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
82.5%
Speak English "well"
17
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
2.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,680
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,288
13.7%
5 to 17 years
338
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,359
8.1%
65 years and over
591
3.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
812
4.9%
5 to 17 years
121
0.7%
18 to 64 years
487
2.9%
65 years and over
204
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
174
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,335
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
345
2.1%
5 to 17 years
58
0.4%
18 to 64 years
152
0.9%
65 years and over
135
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
