Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Erwin 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
5,231
100.0%
Speak only English
5,052
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
179
3.4%
Spanish
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
61.3%
Speak English "well"
39
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
28
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
5,231
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
179
3.4%
5 to 17 years
50
1.0%
18 to 64 years
120
2.3%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
1.3%
5 to 17 years
15
0.3%
18 to 64 years
52
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,057
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
58
1.1%
5 to 17 years
33
0.7%
18 to 64 years
25
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
