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
11,197
100.0%
Speak only English
10,685
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
512
4.6%
Spanish
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
70.7%
Speak English "well"
17
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
22
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
318
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
260
81.8%
Speak English "well"
40
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
12
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
83.7%
Speak English "well"
5
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
3
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,197
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
512
4.6%
5 to 17 years
83
0.7%
18 to 64 years
301
2.7%
65 years and over
128
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
117
1.0%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
53
0.5%
65 years and over
45
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,049
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.1%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
