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
5,915
100.0%
Speak only English
5,699
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
216
3.7%
Spanish
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
57.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
42.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
87.0%
Speak English "well"
14
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
53.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
35
46.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,915
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
216
3.7%
5 to 17 years
43
0.7%
18 to 64 years
149
2.5%
65 years and over
24
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
63
1.1%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
49
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,561
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
