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
45,553
100.0%
Speak only English
43,922
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,631
3.6%
Spanish
900
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
497
55.2%
Speak English "well"
154
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
166
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
83
9.2%
Other Indo-European languages
471
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
381
80.9%
Speak English "well"
74
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
16
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
51.4%
Speak English "well"
54
29.2%
Speak English "not well"
36
19.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
64.0%
Speak English "well"
14
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
13
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
45,553
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,631
3.6%
5 to 17 years
362
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,123
2.5%
65 years and over
146
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
610
1.3%
5 to 17 years
115
0.3%
18 to 64 years
471
1.0%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
43,875
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
305
0.7%
5 to 17 years
70
0.2%
18 to 64 years
231
0.5%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
