Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Stratford 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
47,080
100.0%
Speak only English
40,230
85.5%
Speak a language other than English
6,850
14.5%
Spanish
2,384
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,579
66.2%
Speak English "well"
497
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
261
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
47
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
3,501
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,195
62.7%
Speak English "well"
874
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
387
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
45
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
541
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
246
45.5%
Speak English "well"
165
30.5%
Speak English "not well"
90
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
40
7.4%
All other languages
424
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
303
71.5%
Speak English "well"
117
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
0.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
47,080
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,850
14.5%
5 to 17 years
1,140
2.4%
18 to 64 years
4,258
9.0%
65 years and over
1,452
3.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,527
5.4%
5 to 17 years
400
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,554
3.3%
65 years and over
573
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
569
Population 5 years and over in households*
46,711
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,183
2.5%
5 to 17 years
229
0.5%
18 to 64 years
594
1.3%
65 years and over
360
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
