Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beverly 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
37,410
100.0%
Speak only English
34,312
91.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,098
8.3%
Spanish
847
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
571
67.4%
Speak English "well"
141
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
105
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
30
3.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,910
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,482
77.6%
Speak English "well"
251
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
177
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
164
54.7%
Speak English "well"
85
28.3%
Speak English "not well"
41
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.3%
All other languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
82.9%
Speak English "well"
7
17.1%
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
37,410
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,098
8.3%
5 to 17 years
470
1.3%
18 to 64 years
2,016
5.4%
65 years and over
612
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
847
2.3%
5 to 17 years
131
0.4%
18 to 64 years
577
1.5%
65 years and over
139
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
236
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,241
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
420
1.2%
5 to 17 years
96
0.3%
18 to 64 years
250
0.7%
65 years and over
74
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
