Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Middletown 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
5,622
100.0%
Speak only English
5,170
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
452
8.0%
Spanish
278
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
33.5%
Speak English "well"
43
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
50
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
92
33.1%
Other Indo-European languages
107
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
60.7%
Speak English "well"
27
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
15
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
35.2%
Speak English "well"
28
51.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
4
7.4%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
5,622
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
452
8.0%
5 to 17 years
113
2.0%
18 to 64 years
339
6.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
262
4.7%
5 to 17 years
47
0.8%
18 to 64 years
215
3.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
43
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,611
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
175
3.1%
5 to 17 years
35
0.6%
18 to 64 years
140
2.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
