Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Athol 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
7,792
100.0%
Speak only English
7,334
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
458
5.9%
Spanish
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
61.9%
Speak English "well"
25
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
20
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
81.3%
Speak English "well"
51
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
7,792
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
458
5.9%
5 to 17 years
70
0.9%
18 to 64 years
238
3.1%
65 years and over
150
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
103
1.3%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
61
0.8%
65 years and over
30
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,749
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
82
1.1%
5 to 17 years
34
0.4%
18 to 64 years
33
0.4%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
