Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. East Greenwich 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
12,189
100.0%
Speak only English
11,402
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
787
6.5%
Spanish
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
88.1%
Speak English "well"
6
4.5%
Speak English "not well"
4
3.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
4.5%
Other Indo-European languages
444
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
356
80.2%
Speak English "well"
72
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
58.3%
Speak English "well"
56
34.4%
Speak English "not well"
12
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
69.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,189
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
787
6.5%
5 to 17 years
114
0.9%
18 to 64 years
526
4.3%
65 years and over
147
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
186
1.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
123
1.0%
65 years and over
63
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
51
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,055
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
118
1.0%
5 to 17 years
35
0.3%
18 to 64 years
50
0.4%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
