Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bridgeport 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
3,949
100.0%
Speak only English
2,900
73.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,049
26.6%
Spanish
1,032
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
409
39.6%
Speak English "well"
216
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
232
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
175
17.0%
Other Indo-European languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
58.8%
Speak English "well"
7
41.2%
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
3,949
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,049
26.6%
5 to 17 years
327
8.3%
18 to 64 years
672
17.0%
65 years and over
50
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
630
16.0%
5 to 17 years
169
4.3%
18 to 64 years
434
11.0%
65 years and over
27
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,600
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
462
12.8%
5 to 17 years
149
4.1%
18 to 64 years
306
8.5%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
