Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Springfield 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
3,631
100.0%
Speak only English
3,393
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
238
6.6%
Spanish
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
48.1%
Speak English "well"
21
38.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
40.1%
Speak English "well"
81
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
3,631
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
238
6.6%
5 to 17 years
125
3.4%
18 to 64 years
91
2.5%
65 years and over
22
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
3.4%
5 to 17 years
38
1.0%
18 to 64 years
73
2.0%
65 years and over
14
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,631
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.2%
65 years and over
14
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
