Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gloucester 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
28,551
100.0%
Speak only English
25,611
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
2,940
10.3%
Spanish
482
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
292
60.6%
Speak English "well"
110
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
55
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
25
5.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,227
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,500
67.4%
Speak English "well"
408
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
260
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
59
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
41.3%
Speak English "well"
46
36.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
17
13.5%
All other languages
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
70.5%
Speak English "well"
16
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
15
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,551
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,940
10.3%
5 to 17 years
409
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,936
6.8%
65 years and over
595
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,022
3.6%
5 to 17 years
82
0.3%
18 to 64 years
702
2.5%
65 years and over
238
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
211
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,202
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
390
1.4%
5 to 17 years
62
0.2%
18 to 64 years
238
0.8%
65 years and over
90
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
