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
36,377
100.0%
Speak only English
33,916
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,461
6.8%
Spanish
897
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
571
63.7%
Speak English "well"
148
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
178
19.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
931
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
631
67.8%
Speak English "well"
105
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
188
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
383
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
21.9%
Speak English "well"
121
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
158
41.3%
Speak English "not at all"
20
5.2%
All other languages
250
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
226
90.4%
Speak English "well"
24
9.6%
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
36,377
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,461
6.8%
5 to 17 years
448
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,679
4.6%
65 years and over
334
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
949
2.6%
5 to 17 years
225
0.6%
18 to 64 years
570
1.6%
65 years and over
154
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
262
Population 5 years and over in households*
36,358
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
512
1.4%
5 to 17 years
104
0.3%
18 to 64 years
320
0.9%
65 years and over
88
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
