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
60,265
100.0%
Speak only English
58,165
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,100
3.5%
Spanish
1,134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
727
64.1%
Speak English "well"
131
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
269
23.7%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
678
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
576
85.0%
Speak English "well"
71
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
31
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
183
81.3%
Speak English "well"
20
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
81.0%
Speak English "well"
12
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
60,265
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,100
3.5%
5 to 17 years
298
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,595
2.6%
65 years and over
207
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
563
0.9%
5 to 17 years
136
0.2%
18 to 64 years
392
0.7%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
57
Population 5 years and over in households*
57,451
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
89
0.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.0%
18 to 64 years
65
0.1%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
