Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. East Longmeadow 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
13,305
100.0%
Speak only English
12,328
92.7%
Speak a language other than English
977
7.3%
Spanish
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
75.8%
Speak English "well"
30
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
752
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
511
68.0%
Speak English "well"
143
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
89
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
44.0%
Speak English "well"
16
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
29.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
7.1%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
64.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
35.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,305
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
977
7.3%
5 to 17 years
198
1.5%
18 to 64 years
559
4.2%
65 years and over
220
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
324
2.4%
5 to 17 years
89
0.7%
18 to 64 years
156
1.2%
65 years and over
79
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
60
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,096
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
102
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
52
0.4%
65 years and over
50
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
