Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dracut 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
26,577
100.0%
Speak only English
23,031
86.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,546
13.3%
Spanish
512
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
342
66.8%
Speak English "well"
111
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
47
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
12
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
2,432
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,945
80.0%
Speak English "well"
342
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
116
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
29
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
536
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
235
43.8%
Speak English "well"
213
39.7%
Speak English "not well"
77
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
11
2.1%
All other languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
54.5%
Speak English "well"
11
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
11
16.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,577
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,546
13.3%
5 to 17 years
325
1.2%
18 to 64 years
2,146
8.1%
65 years and over
1,075
4.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
988
3.7%
5 to 17 years
55
0.2%
18 to 64 years
664
2.5%
65 years and over
269
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
223
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,538
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
455
1.7%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
344
1.3%
65 years and over
83
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
