Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cranston 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
75,081
100.0%
Speak only English
63,173
84.1%
Speak a language other than English
11,908
15.9%
Spanish
3,155
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,092
66.3%
Speak English "well"
611
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
350
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
102
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
5,997
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,186
69.8%
Speak English "well"
1,023
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
684
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
104
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,327
55.8%
Speak English "well"
514
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
413
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
124
5.2%
All other languages
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
272
72.0%
Speak English "well"
75
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
75,081
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,908
15.9%
5 to 17 years
2,047
2.7%
18 to 64 years
7,545
10.0%
65 years and over
2,316
3.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,031
5.4%
5 to 17 years
523
0.7%
18 to 64 years
2,520
3.4%
65 years and over
988
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
858
Population 5 years and over in households*
70,416
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,771
2.5%
5 to 17 years
329
0.5%
18 to 64 years
877
1.2%
65 years and over
565
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
