Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Agawam 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
26,601
100.0%
Speak only English
24,304
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,297
8.6%
Spanish
351
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
265
75.5%
Speak English "well"
62
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
24
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,626
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,192
73.3%
Speak English "well"
279
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
121
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
34
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
53.2%
Speak English "well"
50
26.6%
Speak English "not well"
26
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
6.4%
All other languages
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
73.5%
Speak English "well"
9
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
26
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,601
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,297
8.6%
5 to 17 years
276
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,497
5.6%
65 years and over
524
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
643
2.4%
5 to 17 years
72
0.3%
18 to 64 years
478
1.8%
65 years and over
93
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
154
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,875
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
257
1.0%
5 to 17 years
31
0.1%
18 to 64 years
185
0.7%
65 years and over
41
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
