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
126,426
100.0%
Speak only English
104,461
82.6%
Speak a language other than English
21,965
17.4%
Spanish
15,888
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,436
40.5%
Speak English "well"
3,125
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
3,691
23.2%
Speak English "not at all"
2,636
16.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,880
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,900
66.0%
Speak English "well"
593
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
295
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
92
3.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,878
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,311
45.6%
Speak English "well"
852
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
520
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
195
6.8%
All other languages
319
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
217
68.0%
Speak English "well"
44
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
58
18.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
126,426
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
21,965
17.4%
5 to 17 years
5,136
4.1%
18 to 64 years
15,768
12.5%
65 years and over
1,061
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
12,101
9.6%
5 to 17 years
2,183
1.7%
18 to 64 years
9,402
7.4%
65 years and over
516
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,391
Population 5 years and over in households*
117,554
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7,741
6.6%
5 to 17 years
1,887
1.6%
18 to 64 years
5,569
4.7%
65 years and over
285
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
