Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. South Windsor 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
22,909
100.0%
Speak only English
19,801
86.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,108
13.6%
Spanish
578
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
401
69.4%
Speak English "well"
120
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
57
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,852
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,363
73.6%
Speak English "well"
321
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
162
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
569
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
300
52.7%
Speak English "well"
138
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
113
19.9%
Speak English "not at all"
18
3.2%
All other languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
85.3%
Speak English "well"
16
14.7%
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
22,909
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,108
13.6%
5 to 17 years
500
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,164
9.4%
65 years and over
444
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
951
4.2%
5 to 17 years
160
0.7%
18 to 64 years
692
3.0%
65 years and over
99
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
160
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,708
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
448
2.0%
5 to 17 years
97
0.4%
18 to 64 years
288
1.3%
65 years and over
63
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
