Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hartford City 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
6,471
100.0%
Speak only English
6,317
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
154
2.4%
Spanish
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
83.9%
Speak English "well"
7
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
78.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
22.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,471
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
154
2.4%
5 to 17 years
44
0.7%
18 to 64 years
86
1.3%
65 years and over
24
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
35
0.5%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
13
0.2%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,422
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
