Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Danbury 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
69,942
100.0%
Speak only English
45,674
65.3%
Speak a language other than English
24,268
34.7%
Spanish
10,441
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,858
37.0%
Speak English "well"
2,503
24.0%
Speak English "not well"
3,123
29.9%
Speak English "not at all"
957
9.2%
Other Indo-European languages
11,247
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,481
48.7%
Speak English "well"
2,963
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
2,191
19.5%
Speak English "not at all"
612
5.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,994
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
941
47.2%
Speak English "well"
712
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
294
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
47
2.4%
All other languages
586
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
395
67.4%
Speak English "well"
149
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
42
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
69,942
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
24,268
34.7%
5 to 17 years
3,923
5.6%
18 to 64 years
18,512
26.5%
65 years and over
1,833
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
13,593
19.4%
5 to 17 years
1,118
1.6%
18 to 64 years
11,615
16.6%
65 years and over
860
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
3,020
Population 5 years and over in households*
66,808
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8,984
13.4%
5 to 17 years
1,172
1.8%
18 to 64 years
7,386
11.1%
65 years and over
426
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
