Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New Milford 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
6,226
100.0%
Speak only English
5,593
89.8%
Speak a language other than English
633
10.2%
Spanish
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
35.8%
Speak English "well"
87
45.8%
Speak English "not well"
35
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
76.7%
Speak English "well"
36
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
13
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
42.3%
Speak English "well"
33
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
32
26.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
4.9%
All other languages
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
93.6%
Speak English "well"
7
6.4%
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
6,226
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
633
10.2%
5 to 17 years
125
2.0%
18 to 64 years
455
7.3%
65 years and over
53
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
249
4.0%
5 to 17 years
42
0.7%
18 to 64 years
189
3.0%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,115
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
165
2.7%
5 to 17 years
25
0.4%
18 to 64 years
122
2.0%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
