Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Andover 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
7,739
100.0%
Speak only English
6,909
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
830
10.7%
Spanish
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
76.1%
Speak English "well"
23
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
509
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
377
74.1%
Speak English "well"
56
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
69
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
65.7%
Speak English "well"
27
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
19
14.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
84.9%
Speak English "well"
8
15.1%
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
7,739
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
830
10.7%
5 to 17 years
90
1.2%
18 to 64 years
505
6.5%
65 years and over
235
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
218
2.8%
5 to 17 years
37
0.5%
18 to 64 years
87
1.1%
65 years and over
94
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
90
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,568
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
128
1.7%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
42
0.6%
65 years and over
80
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
