Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Trumbull 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
31,890
100.0%
Speak only English
27,349
85.8%
Speak a language other than English
4,541
14.2%
Spanish
744
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
575
77.3%
Speak English "well"
115
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
54
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,915
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,987
68.2%
Speak English "well"
676
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
220
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
32
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
557
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
246
44.2%
Speak English "well"
215
38.6%
Speak English "not well"
82
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.5%
All other languages
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
235
72.3%
Speak English "well"
36
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
54
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
31,890
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,541
14.2%
5 to 17 years
544
1.7%
18 to 64 years
3,037
9.5%
65 years and over
960
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,498
4.7%
5 to 17 years
120
0.4%
18 to 64 years
941
3.0%
65 years and over
437
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
265
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,256
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
526
1.7%
5 to 17 years
29
0.1%
18 to 64 years
321
1.0%
65 years and over
176
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
