Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Plainfield 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
2,486
100.0%
Speak only English
2,307
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
179
7.2%
Spanish
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
67.9%
Speak English "well"
18
32.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
62.7%
Speak English "well"
27
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
2,486
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
179
7.2%
5 to 17 years
16
0.6%
18 to 64 years
113
4.5%
65 years and over
50
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
62
2.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
41
1.6%
65 years and over
21
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,323
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
39
1.7%
5 to 17 years
10
0.4%
18 to 64 years
15
0.6%
65 years and over
14
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
