Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Groton 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
9,253
100.0%
Speak only English
8,246
89.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,007
10.9%
Spanish
492
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
51.2%
Speak English "well"
105
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
125
25.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
321
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
72.6%
Speak English "well"
61
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
27
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
70.7%
Speak English "well"
19
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
16
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
14
8.4%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
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
9,253
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,007
10.9%
5 to 17 years
123
1.3%
18 to 64 years
815
8.8%
65 years and over
69
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
377
4.1%
5 to 17 years
73
0.8%
18 to 64 years
283
3.1%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
68
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,489
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
140
1.6%
5 to 17 years
44
0.5%
18 to 64 years
90
1.1%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
