Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lugoff 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
5,603
100.0%
Speak only English
5,402
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
201
3.6%
Spanish
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
74.0%
Speak English "well"
14
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
5
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
61.0%
Speak English "well"
6
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
17
28.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
50.0%
Speak English "well"
11
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
21.1%
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
5,603
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
201
3.6%
5 to 17 years
40
0.7%
18 to 64 years
145
2.6%
65 years and over
16
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
69
1.2%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
63
1.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,586
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
27
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
27
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
