Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Torrington 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
5,485
100.0%
Speak only English
5,088
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
397
7.2%
Spanish
295
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
49.2%
Speak English "well"
109
36.9%
Speak English "not well"
34
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.4%
Other Indo-European languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
61.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
36
38.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
5,485
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
397
7.2%
5 to 17 years
62
1.1%
18 to 64 years
283
5.2%
65 years and over
52
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
186
3.4%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
152
2.8%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,228
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
88
1.7%
5 to 17 years
31
0.6%
18 to 64 years
50
1.0%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
