Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Danvers 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
23,813
100.0%
Speak only English
22,116
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,697
7.1%
Spanish
397
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
283
71.3%
Speak English "well"
76
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
32
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
820
69.8%
Speak English "well"
191
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
154
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
41.0%
Speak English "well"
27
34.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
24.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
64.6%
Speak English "well"
17
35.4%
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
23,813
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,697
7.1%
5 to 17 years
176
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,152
4.8%
65 years and over
369
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
531
2.2%
5 to 17 years
38
0.2%
18 to 64 years
353
1.5%
65 years and over
140
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
109
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,795
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
229
1.0%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
159
0.7%
65 years and over
64
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
