Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. West Warwick 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
27,644
100.0%
Speak only English
23,799
86.1%
Speak a language other than English
3,845
13.9%
Spanish
857
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
492
57.4%
Speak English "well"
167
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
191
22.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.8%
Other Indo-European languages
2,535
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,733
68.4%
Speak English "well"
481
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
259
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
62
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
47.1%
Speak English "well"
85
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
72
23.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.3%
All other languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
88.8%
Speak English "well"
16
11.2%
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
27,644
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,845
13.9%
5 to 17 years
527
1.9%
18 to 64 years
2,355
8.5%
65 years and over
963
3.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,347
4.9%
5 to 17 years
106
0.4%
18 to 64 years
890
3.2%
65 years and over
351
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
402
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,456
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
842
3.1%
5 to 17 years
154
0.6%
18 to 64 years
455
1.7%
65 years and over
233
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
