Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Darien 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
17,580
100.0%
Speak only English
15,571
88.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,009
11.4%
Spanish
441
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
339
76.9%
Speak English "well"
59
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
38
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,058
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
868
82.0%
Speak English "well"
144
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
41
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
473
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
53.3%
Speak English "well"
168
35.5%
Speak English "not well"
48
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.1%
All other languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
86.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
17,580
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,009
11.4%
5 to 17 years
418
2.4%
18 to 64 years
1,371
7.8%
65 years and over
220
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
518
2.9%
5 to 17 years
92
0.5%
18 to 64 years
364
2.1%
65 years and over
62
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,400
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
297
1.7%
5 to 17 years
117
0.7%
18 to 64 years
167
1.0%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
