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
55,594
100.0%
Speak only English
53,470
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,124
3.8%
Spanish
1,150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
575
50.0%
Speak English "well"
166
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
327
28.4%
Speak English "not at all"
82
7.1%
Other Indo-European languages
623
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
511
82.0%
Speak English "well"
86
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
26
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
43.5%
Speak English "well"
45
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
73
34.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
142
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
131
92.3%
Speak English "well"
6
4.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
55,594
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,124
3.8%
5 to 17 years
385
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,492
2.7%
65 years and over
247
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
816
1.5%
5 to 17 years
161
0.3%
18 to 64 years
602
1.1%
65 years and over
53
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
135
Population 5 years and over in households*
53,445
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
369
0.7%
5 to 17 years
88
0.2%
18 to 64 years
253
0.5%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
