Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ayer 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
2,791
100.0%
Speak only English
2,489
89.2%
Speak a language other than English
302
10.8%
Spanish
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
61.8%
Speak English "well"
29
38.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
98
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
66.3%
Speak English "well"
19
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
14
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
54.4%
Speak English "well"
20
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
32
28.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
2,791
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
302
10.8%
5 to 17 years
27
1.0%
18 to 64 years
212
7.6%
65 years and over
63
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
114
4.1%
5 to 17 years
15
0.5%
18 to 64 years
82
2.9%
65 years and over
17
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,594
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
2.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
62
2.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
