Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Darien 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
21,650
100.0%
Speak only English
16,988
78.5%
Speak a language other than English
4,662
21.5%
Spanish
582
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
459
78.9%
Speak English "well"
78
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
45
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,463
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,632
66.3%
Speak English "well"
621
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
161
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
49
2.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,549
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,118
72.2%
Speak English "well"
283
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
127
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.4%
All other languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
73.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
13.2%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
21,650
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,662
21.5%
5 to 17 years
826
3.8%
18 to 64 years
3,216
14.9%
65 years and over
620
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,403
6.5%
5 to 17 years
211
1.0%
18 to 64 years
890
4.1%
65 years and over
302
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
258
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,548
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
541
2.5%
5 to 17 years
76
0.4%
18 to 64 years
352
1.6%
65 years and over
113
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
