Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Danville 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
31,436
100.0%
Speak only English
29,431
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,005
6.4%
Spanish
1,323
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
714
54.0%
Speak English "well"
319
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
225
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
65
4.9%
Other Indo-European languages
410
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
326
79.5%
Speak English "well"
62
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
215
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
58.1%
Speak English "well"
68
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
3
1.4%
All other languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
71.9%
Speak English "well"
16
28.1%
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
31,436
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,005
6.4%
5 to 17 years
350
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,538
4.9%
65 years and over
117
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
799
2.5%
5 to 17 years
110
0.3%
18 to 64 years
660
2.1%
65 years and over
29
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
113
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,898
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
287
1.0%
5 to 17 years
51
0.2%
18 to 64 years
227
0.8%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
