Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rocky Hill 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
17,060
100.0%
Speak only English
14,087
82.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,973
17.4%
Spanish
422
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
230
54.5%
Speak English "well"
115
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
66
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
11
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,265
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,481
65.4%
Speak English "well"
485
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
242
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
57
2.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
194
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
77.3%
Speak English "well"
7
3.6%
Speak English "not well"
37
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
92.4%
Speak English "well"
7
7.6%
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
17,060
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,973
17.4%
5 to 17 years
375
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,021
11.8%
65 years and over
577
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,027
6.0%
5 to 17 years
115
0.7%
18 to 64 years
589
3.5%
65 years and over
323
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
208
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,192
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
388
2.4%
5 to 17 years
34
0.2%
18 to 64 years
157
1.0%
65 years and over
197
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
