Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Plainville 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
16,454
100.0%
Speak only English
13,397
81.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,057
18.6%
Spanish
553
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
383
69.3%
Speak English "well"
62
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
85
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
23
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,309
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,462
63.3%
Speak English "well"
560
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
268
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
19
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
67.1%
Speak English "well"
28
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
30.2%
Speak English "well"
22
51.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,454
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,057
18.6%
5 to 17 years
325
2.0%
18 to 64 years
2,168
13.2%
65 years and over
564
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,097
6.7%
5 to 17 years
85
0.5%
18 to 64 years
753
4.6%
65 years and over
259
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
309
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,271
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
607
3.7%
5 to 17 years
61
0.4%
18 to 64 years
364
2.2%
65 years and over
182
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
