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
2,444
100.0%
Speak only English
2,354
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
90
3.7%
Spanish
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
62.5%
Speak English "well"
7
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
11
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
66.7%
Speak English "well"
11
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
3
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
2,444
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
90
3.7%
5 to 17 years
22
0.9%
18 to 64 years
68
2.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
32
1.3%
5 to 17 years
14
0.6%
18 to 64 years
18
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
4
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,444
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.6%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
7
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
