Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Salem 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
26,347
100.0%
Speak only English
23,704
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,643
10.0%
Spanish
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
239
63.2%
Speak English "well"
94
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
45
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,622
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,119
69.0%
Speak English "well"
343
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
140
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
20
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
469
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
335
71.4%
Speak English "well"
124
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
122
70.1%
Speak English "well"
26
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
26
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,347
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,643
10.0%
5 to 17 years
384
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,766
6.7%
65 years and over
493
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
828
3.1%
5 to 17 years
55
0.2%
18 to 64 years
567
2.2%
65 years and over
206
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
185
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,206
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
413
1.6%
5 to 17 years
107
0.4%
18 to 64 years
206
0.8%
65 years and over
100
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
