Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chelmsford 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
31,617
100.0%
Speak only English
28,471
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,146
10.0%
Spanish
508
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
274
53.9%
Speak English "well"
104
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
108
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
22
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,568
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,215
77.5%
Speak English "well"
247
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
97
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
960
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
505
52.6%
Speak English "well"
285
29.7%
Speak English "not well"
150
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
20
2.1%
All other languages
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
83.6%
Speak English "well"
18
16.4%
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
31,617
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,146
10.0%
5 to 17 years
535
1.7%
18 to 64 years
2,097
6.6%
65 years and over
514
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,060
3.4%
5 to 17 years
136
0.4%
18 to 64 years
835
2.6%
65 years and over
89
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
191
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,138
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
486
1.6%
5 to 17 years
117
0.4%
18 to 64 years
330
1.1%
65 years and over
39
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
