Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Warwick 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
81,078
100.0%
Speak only English
74,637
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
6,441
7.9%
Spanish
1,444
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,032
71.5%
Speak English "well"
231
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
167
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
3,848
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,873
74.7%
Speak English "well"
656
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
319
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
860
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
454
52.8%
Speak English "well"
292
34.0%
Speak English "not well"
81
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
33
3.8%
All other languages
289
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
47.1%
Speak English "well"
87
30.1%
Speak English "not well"
66
22.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
81,078
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,441
7.9%
5 to 17 years
877
1.1%
18 to 64 years
4,262
5.3%
65 years and over
1,302
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,946
2.4%
5 to 17 years
227
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,395
1.7%
65 years and over
324
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
379
Population 5 years and over in households*
80,098
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
665
0.8%
5 to 17 years
76
0.1%
18 to 64 years
431
0.5%
65 years and over
158
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
