Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Amesbury 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
11,417
100.0%
Speak only English
10,675
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
742
6.5%
Spanish
163
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
85.3%
Speak English "well"
11
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
13
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
517
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
367
71.0%
Speak English "well"
96
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
54
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
40.0%
Speak English "well"
20
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
11,417
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
742
6.5%
5 to 17 years
113
1.0%
18 to 64 years
483
4.2%
65 years and over
146
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
204
1.8%
5 to 17 years
17
0.1%
18 to 64 years
132
1.2%
65 years and over
55
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
72
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,136
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
135
1.2%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
75
0.7%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
