Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Plaistow 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
7,245
100.0%
Speak only English
6,833
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
412
5.7%
Spanish
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
90.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
245
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
76.7%
Speak English "well"
51
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
56.8%
Speak English "well"
19
43.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
7,245
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
412
5.7%
5 to 17 years
61
0.8%
18 to 64 years
258
3.6%
65 years and over
93
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
83
1.1%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
67
0.9%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,234
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
