Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Anderson 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
8,248
100.0%
Speak only English
7,572
91.8%
Speak a language other than English
676
8.2%
Spanish
400
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
203
50.8%
Speak English "well"
127
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
48
12.0%
Other Indo-European languages
120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
66.7%
Speak English "well"
33
27.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
39.2%
Speak English "well"
37
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
48
33.6%
Speak English "not at all"
2
1.4%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
8,248
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
676
8.2%
5 to 17 years
168
2.0%
18 to 64 years
468
5.7%
65 years and over
40
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
324
3.9%
5 to 17 years
60
0.7%
18 to 64 years
252
3.1%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,133
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
137
1.7%
5 to 17 years
56
0.7%
18 to 64 years
73
0.9%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
