Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Watertown 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
18,955
100.0%
Speak only English
18,180
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
775
4.1%
Spanish
326
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
57.7%
Speak English "well"
86
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
45
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.1%
Other Indo-European languages
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
290
76.7%
Speak English "well"
57
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
28.6%
Speak English "well"
23
41.1%
Speak English "not well"
17
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
18,955
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
775
4.1%
5 to 17 years
146
0.8%
18 to 64 years
497
2.6%
65 years and over
132
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
266
1.4%
5 to 17 years
67
0.4%
18 to 64 years
155
0.8%
65 years and over
44
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,579
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
141
0.8%
5 to 17 years
25
0.1%
18 to 64 years
80
0.4%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
