Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Essex 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
2,424
100.0%
Speak only English
2,263
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
161
6.6%
Spanish
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
69.6%
Speak English "well"
35
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
15
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
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
2,424
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
161
6.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
118
4.9%
65 years and over
43
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
57
2.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
42
1.7%
65 years and over
15
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,366
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
15
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
