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
40,363
100.0%
Speak only English
34,232
84.8%
Speak a language other than English
6,131
15.2%
Spanish
1,740
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,111
63.9%
Speak English "well"
285
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
303
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
41
2.4%
Other Indo-European languages
3,517
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,099
59.7%
Speak English "well"
829
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
534
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
55
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
685
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
327
47.7%
Speak English "well"
218
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
99
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
41
6.0%
All other languages
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
156
82.5%
Speak English "well"
14
7.4%
Speak English "not well"
19
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
40,363
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,131
15.2%
5 to 17 years
826
2.0%
18 to 64 years
4,241
10.5%
65 years and over
1,064
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,438
6.0%
5 to 17 years
167
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,817
4.5%
65 years and over
454
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
711
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,488
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,281
3.3%
5 to 17 years
108
0.3%
18 to 64 years
942
2.4%
65 years and over
231
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
