Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Old Lyme 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
6,999
100.0%
Speak only English
6,568
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
431
6.2%
Spanish
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
341
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
73.9%
Speak English "well"
76
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
13
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
6,999
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
431
6.2%
5 to 17 years
66
0.9%
18 to 64 years
286
4.1%
65 years and over
79
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
89
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
64
0.9%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
43
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,991
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
74
1.1%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
45
0.6%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
