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
10,091
100.0%
Speak only English
9,611
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
480
4.8%
Spanish
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
71
81.6%
Speak English "well"
10
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
286
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
264
92.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
22
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
70.8%
Speak English "well"
8
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
90.5%
Speak English "well"
4
9.5%
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
10,091
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
480
4.8%
5 to 17 years
117
1.2%
18 to 64 years
324
3.2%
65 years and over
39
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
61
0.6%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
39
0.4%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,091
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
