Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Billerica 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
36,385
100.0%
Speak only English
32,907
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,478
9.6%
Spanish
796
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
537
67.5%
Speak English "well"
169
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
74
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
16
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,882
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,375
73.1%
Speak English "well"
389
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
118
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
636
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
363
57.1%
Speak English "well"
222
34.9%
Speak English "not well"
34
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.7%
All other languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
90.2%
Speak English "well"
12
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,385
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,478
9.6%
5 to 17 years
558
1.5%
18 to 64 years
2,589
7.1%
65 years and over
331
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,055
2.9%
5 to 17 years
22
0.1%
18 to 64 years
894
2.5%
65 years and over
139
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
134
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,171
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
272
0.8%
5 to 17 years
46
0.1%
18 to 64 years
181
0.5%
65 years and over
45
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
