Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Amherst 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
5,761
100.0%
Speak only English
4,219
73.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,542
26.8%
Spanish
287
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
48.4%
Speak English "well"
110
38.3%
Speak English "not well"
38
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
432
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
302
69.9%
Speak English "well"
67
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
33
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
30
6.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
687
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
344
50.1%
Speak English "well"
211
30.7%
Speak English "not well"
114
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
18
2.6%
All other languages
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
124
91.2%
Speak English "well"
12
8.8%
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
5,761
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,542
26.8%
5 to 17 years
129
2.2%
18 to 64 years
1,354
23.5%
65 years and over
59
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
633
11.0%
5 to 17 years
59
1.0%
18 to 64 years
539
9.4%
65 years and over
35
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
141
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,664
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
338
7.2%
5 to 17 years
51
1.1%
18 to 64 years
260
5.6%
65 years and over
27
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
