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
24,220
100.0%
Speak only English
23,100
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,120
4.6%
Spanish
360
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
290
80.6%
Speak English "well"
51
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
582
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
471
80.9%
Speak English "well"
94
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
17
2.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
62.4%
Speak English "well"
17
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
9
8.9%
All other languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
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
24,220
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,120
4.6%
5 to 17 years
328
1.4%
18 to 64 years
725
3.0%
65 years and over
67
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
219
0.9%
5 to 17 years
47
0.2%
18 to 64 years
147
0.6%
65 years and over
25
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
31
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,208
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
92
0.4%
5 to 17 years
39
0.2%
18 to 64 years
47
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
