Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Simsbury 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
2,114
100.0%
Speak only English
1,918
90.7%
Speak a language other than English
196
9.3%
Spanish
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
75.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
81.8%
Speak English "well"
19
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
3
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
71.4%
Speak English "well"
10
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,114
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
196
9.3%
5 to 17 years
43
2.0%
18 to 64 years
112
5.3%
65 years and over
41
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
42
2.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
42
2.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
4
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,939
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
