Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Enfield 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
42,688
100.0%
Speak only English
38,252
89.6%
Speak a language other than English
4,436
10.4%
Spanish
1,599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,008
63.0%
Speak English "well"
349
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
214
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.8%
Other Indo-European languages
2,477
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,897
76.6%
Speak English "well"
379
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
181
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
20
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
278
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
47.8%
Speak English "well"
61
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
84
30.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
47.6%
Speak English "well"
31
37.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
42,688
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,436
10.4%
5 to 17 years
466
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,961
6.9%
65 years and over
1,009
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,359
3.2%
5 to 17 years
140
0.3%
18 to 64 years
936
2.2%
65 years and over
283
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
215
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,920
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
460
1.2%
5 to 17 years
64
0.2%
18 to 64 years
299
0.8%
65 years and over
97
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
