Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mystic 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
3,850
100.0%
Speak only English
3,683
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
167
4.3%
Spanish
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
52.3%
Speak English "well"
29
26.6%
Speak English "not well"
23
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
42.9%
Speak English "well"
8
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
34.3%
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
3,850
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
167
4.3%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
131
3.4%
65 years and over
32
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
72
1.9%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
49
1.3%
65 years and over
19
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,622
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
23
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.1%
65 years and over
19
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
