Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New Canaan 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
17,817
100.0%
Speak only English
15,867
89.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,950
10.9%
Spanish
464
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
369
79.5%
Speak English "well"
77
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
18
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,211
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
948
78.3%
Speak English "well"
230
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
33
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
217
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
64.5%
Speak English "well"
33
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
35
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
4.1%
All other languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
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
17,817
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,950
10.9%
5 to 17 years
306
1.7%
18 to 64 years
1,349
7.6%
65 years and over
295
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
435
2.4%
5 to 17 years
48
0.3%
18 to 64 years
292
1.6%
65 years and over
95
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
86
0.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
63
0.4%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
