Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Easthampton 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
15,183
100.0%
Speak only English
13,820
91.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,363
9.0%
Spanish
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
271
84.7%
Speak English "well"
21
6.6%
Speak English "not well"
22
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.9%
Other Indo-European languages
883
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
705
79.8%
Speak English "well"
109
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
62
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
88.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
15,183
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,363
9.0%
5 to 17 years
208
1.4%
18 to 64 years
677
4.5%
65 years and over
478
3.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
243
1.6%
5 to 17 years
24
0.2%
18 to 64 years
83
0.5%
65 years and over
136
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
85
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,139
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
197
1.3%
5 to 17 years
65
0.4%
18 to 64 years
49
0.3%
65 years and over
83
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
